Prevent Bypassing Windows Defender Smartscreen Prompts for Files

Prevent Bypassing Windows Defender Smartscreen Prompts for Files

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about downloading unverified files.

If you enable this setting, employees can’t ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and they are blocked from downloading the unverified files.

If you disable or don’t configure this setting, employees can ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings and continue the download process.

Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1511 or later

Registry Hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\PhishingFilter
Value Name PreventOverrideAppRepUnknown
Value Type REG_DWORD
Enabled Value 1
Disabled Value 0
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