Display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action

Removed on: 2024-09-30 · Last confirmed version: 23H2 · Removed policies list

Policy ID: UX_Configuration_CustomDefaultActionToastString
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Client Interface

Description

This policy setting allows you to configure whether or not to display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action. The text displayed is a custom administrator-defined string. For example, the phone number to call the company help desk. The client interface will only display a maximum of 1024 characters. Longer strings will be truncated before display.

If you enable this setting, the additional text specified will be displayed.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, there will be no additional text displayed.

Registry

CustomDefaultActionToastString

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action
Value type: REG_SZ
Required: true

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"CustomDefaultActionToastString"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration" /v "CustomDefaultActionToastString" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\UX Configuration' -Name 'CustomDefaultActionToastString' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null