Select the channel for Microsoft Defender daily security intelligence updates: registry value SignaturesRingComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

Policy ID: Root_SecurityIntelligenceUpdateChannel
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Registry

SignaturesRing

REG_DWORDComputer

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Select the channel for Microsoft Defender daily security intelligence updates:

Options
Item	Stored value
Current Channel (Staged)	4
Current Channel (Broad)	5

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Current Channel (Staged)
"SignaturesRing"=dword:00000004
; Current Channel (Broad)
"SignaturesRing"=dword:00000005

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Current Channel (Staged)
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v "SignaturesRing" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
:: Current Channel (Broad)
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v "SignaturesRing" /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Current Channel (Staged)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender' -Name 'SignaturesRing' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null
# Current Channel (Broad)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender' -Name 'SignaturesRing' -PropertyType DWord -Value 5 -Force | Out-Null