Policy
Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for files
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about downloading unverified files. If you enable this setting, employees can't ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and they are blocked from downloading the unverified files. If you disable or don't configure this setting, employees can ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and continue the download process.
Internal name
PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles
Policy ID
fcb86464c64b
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\PhishingFilter Value name PreventOverrideAppRepUnknown | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\PhishingFilter
Value name
PreventOverrideAppRepUnknown
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.