Allow users to pause scan
- Policy ID
- Scan_AllowPause
- 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 › Scan
Description
This policy setting allows you to manage whether or not end users can pause a scan in progress.
If you enable or do not configure this setting, a new context menu will be added to the task tray icon to allow the user to pause a scan.
If you disable this setting, users will not be able to pause scans.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowPauseREG_DWORD