Display notifications to clients when they need to perform actions

This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not to display notifications to clients when they need to perform the following actions:
Run a full scan
Download the latest virus and spyware definitions
Download Standalone System Sweeper


If you enable or do not configure this setting, notifications will be displayed to clients when they need to perform the specified actions.

If you disable this setting, notifications will not be displayed to clients when they need to perform the specified actions.

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration
Value NameNotification_Suppress
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value0
Disabled Value1

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