Enable App Installer Local Archive Malware Scan Override
- Policy ID
- EnableLocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Desktop App Installer
Description
This policy controls the ability to override malware vulnerability scans when installing an archive file using a local manifest using the command line arguments.
If you enable this policy, users can override the malware scan when performing a local manifest install of an archive file.
If you disable this policy, users will be unable to override the malware scan of an archive file when installing using a local manifest.
If you do not configure this policy, the Windows Package Manager administrator settings will be adhered to.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableLocalArchiveMalwareScanOverrideREG_DWORD