Configure local setting override for monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity
- Policy ID
- RealtimeProtection_LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection
- 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 › Real-time Protection
Description
This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity. This setting can only be set by Group Policy.
If you enable this setting, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirectionREG_DWORD