Merge pull request #270 from MicrosoftDocs/martyav-tamper-protection-update-re-version-1.287.60.0

Updated tamper protections note per changes in v.1.287.60.0
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Marty Hernandez Avedon
2019-05-22 17:19:53 -04:00
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- Windows 10
Tamper protection helps prevent malicious apps from changing important security settings. These settings include:
Tamper Protection helps prevent malicious apps from changing important security settings. These settings include:
- Real-time protection
- Cloud-delivered protection
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- Behavior monitoring
- Removing security intelligence updates
With tamper protection set to **On**, you can still change these settings in the Windows Security app. The following apps and methods can't change these settings:
With Tamper Protection set to **On**, you can still change these settings in the Windows Security app. The following apps and methods can't change these settings:
- Mobile device management (MDM) apps like Intune
- Enterprise configuration management apps like System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
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- Group Policy
- Other Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) apps
The tamper protection setting doesn't affect how third party antivirus apps register with the Windows Security app.
The Tamper Protection setting doesn't affect how third party antivirus apps register with the Windows Security app.
On computers running Windows 10 Enterprise E5, users can't change the tamper protection setting.
On computers running Windows 10 Enterprise E5, users can't change the Tamper Protection setting.
Tamper protection is On by default. If you set tamper protection to **Off**, you will see a yellow warning in the Windows Security app under **Virus & threat protection**.
Tamper Protection is set to **On** by default. If you set Tamper Protection to **Off**, you will see a yellow warning in the Windows Security app under **Virus & Threat Protection**.
## Configure tamper protection
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3. Set **Tamper Protection** to **On** or **Off**.
>[!NOTE]
>If your computer is running Windows 10 Enterprise E5, you can't change the tamper protection settings from within Windows Security App.
>Tamper Protection blocks attempts to modify Windows Defender Antivirus settings through the registry.
>
>To help ensure that Tamper Protection doesnt interfere with third-party security products or enterprise installation scripts that modify these settings, go to **Windows Security** and update **Security intelligence** to version 1.287.60.0 or later.
>
>Once youve made this update, Tamper Protection will continue to protect your registry settings, and will also log attempts to modify them without returning errors.