Policy

Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites

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Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Windows Defender SmartScreen > Microsoft Edge
Supported on
INTERNET BROWSER WIN10V1511

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about potentially malicious websites. If you enable this setting, employees can't ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and they are blocked from continuing to the site. If you disable or don't configure this setting, employees can ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and continue to the site.

Internal name
EdgePreventOverrideForNav
Policy ID
1d9183f30ae8
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
PreventOverride
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
PreventOverride
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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