Policy
Define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update is required
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting allows you to define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update will be required. By default, the value of this setting is 1 day. If you enable this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will occur after the specified number of days. If you disable or do not configure this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will be required after the default number of days.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update is required ID SignatureUpdate_SignatureUpdateCatchupInterval | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Signature Updates Value name SignatureUpdateCatchupInterval Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 4294967295 |