Define addresses to bypass proxy server
- Policy ID
- ProxyBypass
- 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
Description
This policy, if defined, will prevent antimalware from using the configured proxy server when communicating with the specified IP addresses. The address value should be entered as a valid URL.
If you enable this setting, the proxy server will be bypassed for the specified addresses.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, the proxy server will not be bypassed for the specified addresses.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- ProxyBypassREG_SZ