Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit notifications: registry value DisableNotifications (DomainProfile)ComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile
- Policy ID
- WF_Notifications_Name_1
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Network › Network Connections › Windows Defender Firewall › Domain Profile
Registry
DisableNotifications
REG_DWORDComputer- Enabled value
- 1
- Disabled value
- 0
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "DisableNotifications"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "DisableNotifications"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile" /v "DisableNotifications" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile" /v "DisableNotifications" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile' -Name 'DisableNotifications' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile' -Name 'DisableNotifications' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null