Enable file hash computation feature
- Policy ID
- MpEngine_EnableFileHashComputation
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › MpEngine
Description
Enable or disable file hash computation feature.
Enabled:
When this feature is enabled Microsoft Defender will compute hash value for files it scans.
Disabled:
File hash value is not computed
Not configured:
Same as Disabled.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableFileHashComputationREG_DWORD