Policy
Notify Unsafe App
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy setting determines whether Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns your users if they type their work or school passwords in Notepad, Winword, or M365 Office apps like OneNote, Word, Excel, etc. If you enable this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns your users if they store their password in text editor apps. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will not warn users if they store their password in text editor apps.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components\NotifyUnsafeApp | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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