Policy
Turn on asynchronous inspection
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
Control whether network protection can improve performance by switching from real-time inspection to asynchronous inspection. Disabled (Default): If Not Configured or Disabled, asynchronous inspection will not be enabled for network protection. Enabled: If Enabled, switching to asynchronous inspection will be allowed for network protection.
Internal name
AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection
Policy ID
72b6ac71c1d0
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS\AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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