Turn on asynchronous inspection
- Policy ID
- AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Network Inspection System
Description
Control whether network protection can improve performance by switching from real-time inspection to asynchronous inspection.
Disabled (Default):
If Not Configured or Disabled, asynchronous inspection will not be enabled for network protection.
Enabled:
If Enabled, switching to asynchronous inspection will be allowed for network protection.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowSwitchToAsyncInspectionREG_DWORD