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Microsoft.Policies.WindowsDefender• Machine

Specify the day of the week to check for security intelligence updates

This policy setting allows you to specify the day of the week on which to check for security intelligence updates. The check can also be configured to run every day or to never run at all. This setting can be configured with the following ordinal number values: (0x0) Every Day (default) (0x1) Sunday (0x2) Monday (0x3) Tuesday (0x4) Wednesday (0x5) Thursday (0x6) Friday (0x7) Saturday (0x8) Never If you enable this setting, the check for security intelligence updates will occur at the frequency specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the check for security intelligence updates will occur at a default frequency.

Policy Details

Policy Name
SignatureUpdate_ScheduleDay
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Signature Updates
Value Name
ScheduleDay
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_MicrosoftDefenderAntivirus/SignatureUpdate_ScheduleDay
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Specify the day of the week to check for security intelligence updates

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 8 Never
  • 0 Every Day
  • 1 Sunday
  • 2 Monday
  • 3 Tuesday
  • 4 Wednesday
  • 5 Thursday
  • 6 Friday
  • 7 Saturday