Use a common set of exploit protection settings: registry value ExploitProtectionSettingsComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection

Policy ID: ExploitProtection_Name
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard › Exploit Protection

Registry

ExploitProtectionSettings

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Type the location (local path, UNC path, or URL) of the mitigation settings configuration XML file:
Value type: REG_SZ
Required: true
Maximum length: 65535

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"ExploitProtectionSettings"="<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 ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection" /v "ExploitProtectionSettings" /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 ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender ExploitGuard\Exploit Protection' -Name 'ExploitProtectionSettings' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null