This policy setting allows you to manage whether spyware definitions are used during a scan.
If you enable or do not configure this setting, spyware definitions will be enabled by default and used during scans.
If you disable this setting, spyware definitions will be disabled and will not be used during scans.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
| Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware |
| Value Name | DisableAntiSpyware |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 0 |
| Disabled Value | 1 |