Policy
Define security intelligence location for VDI clients.
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting allows you to define the security intelligence location for VDI-configured computers. If you disable or do not configure this setting, security intelligence will be referred from the default local source.
Internal name
SignatureUpdate_SharedSignaturesLocation
Policy ID
eea958eb736d
Elements
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Define file share for downloading security intelligence updates in virtual environments ID SignatureUpdate_SharedSignaturesLocation | text | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Signature Updates\SharedSignatureRoot Type REG_SZ | None |
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