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Prevent bypassing of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings about downloads

This policy lets you determine whether users can override Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings about unverified downloads. If you enable this policy, users in your organization can't ignore Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings, and they're prevented from completing the unverified downloads. If you disable or don't configure this policy, users can ignore Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings and complete unverified downloads. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX.

Policy Details

Policy Name
PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value Name
PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles
Supported On
Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us