Policy
Turn on process scanning whenever real-time protection is enabled
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 allows you to configure process scanning when real-time protection is turned on. This helps to catch malware which could start when real-time protection is turned off. If you enable or do not configure this setting, a process scan will be initiated when real-time protection is turned on. If you disable this setting, a process scan will not be initiated when real-time protection is turned on.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable | REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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