Configure removal of items from Quarantine folder

Policy ID: Quarantine_PurgeItemsAfterDelay
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 › Quarantine

Description

This policy setting defines the number of days items should be kept in the Quarantine folder before being removed.

If you enable this setting, items will be removed from the Quarantine folder after the number of days specified.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, items will be kept in the quarantine folder indefinitely and will not be automatically removed.

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