Policy
Specify additional definition sets for network traffic inspection
Windows 11 25H2
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 defines additional definition sets to enable for network traffic inspection. Definition set GUIDs should be added under the Options for this setting. Each entry must be listed as a name value pair, where the name should be a string representation of a definition set GUID. As an example, the definition set GUID to enable test security intelligence is defined as: “{b54b6ac9-a737-498e-9120-6616ad3bf590}”. The value is not used and it is recommended that this be set to 0.
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Specify additional definition sets for network traffic inspection ID Nis_Consumers_IPS_sku_differentiation_Signature_Set_GuidList | list | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS\Consumers\IPS\SKU Differentiation\Signature Set GUID\Nis_Consumers_IPS_sku_differentiation_Signature_Set_Guid Type REG_MULTI_SZ | List: additive, explicit value |
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