Policy

Hide the file scan progress window

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Windows File Protection
Supported onWindows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

This policy setting hides the file scan progress window. This window provides status information to sophisticated users, but it might confuse novices. If you enable this policy setting, the file scan window does not appear during file scanning. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the file scan progress window appears.

Internal name
WFPShowProgress
Policy ID
8fb765658004
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Windows File Protection\SfcShowProgressREG_DWORD
0
1

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