Scan archive files
- Policy ID
- Scan_DisableArchiveScanning
- 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 configure scans for malicious software and unwanted software in archive files such as .ZIP or .CAB files.
If you enable or do not configure this setting, archive files will be scanned.
If you disable this setting, archive files will not be scanned. However, archives are always scanned during directed scans.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableArchiveScanningREG_DWORD