Specify additional definition sets for network traffic inspection
- Policy ID
- Nis_Consumers_IPS_sku_differentiation_Signature_Set_Guid
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Network Inspection System
Description
This policy setting defines additional definition sets to enable for network traffic inspection. Definition set GUIDs should be added under the Options for this setting. Each entry must be listed as a name value pair, where the name should be a string representation of a definition set GUID. As an example, the definition set GUID to enable test security intelligence is defined as: “{b54b6ac9-a737-498e-9120-6616ad3bf590}”. The value is not used and it is recommended that this be set to 0.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS\Consumers\IPS\SKU Differentiation View registry values
- Nis_Consumers_IPS_sku_differentiation_Signature_Set_Guid-
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS\Consumers\IPS\SKU Differentiation\Signature Set GUID View registry values
- (list values)REG_SZ