diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/configure-remediation-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/configure-remediation-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md index cc8fa8dec9..b080c70faa 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/configure-remediation-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/configure-remediation-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.localizationpriority: medium author: denisebmsft ms.author: deniseb ms.custom: nextgen -ms.date: 09/03/2018 +ms.date: 01/06/2021 ms.reviewer: manager: dansimp --- @@ -39,20 +39,20 @@ To configure these settings: 1. On your Group Policy management computer, open the [Group Policy Management Console](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc731212.aspx), right-click the Group Policy Object you want to configure and click **Edit**. -2. In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration** and click **Administrative templates**. +2. In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration** and select **Administrative templates**. 3. Expand the tree to **Windows components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus** and then the **Location** specified in the table below. -4. Double-click the policy **Setting** as specified in the table below, and set the option to your desired configuration. Click **OK**, and repeat for any other settings. +4. Select the policy **Setting** as specified in the table below, and set the option to your desired configuration. Select **OK**, and repeat for any other settings. -Location | Setting | Description | Default setting (if not configured) ----|---|---|--- -Scan | Create a system restore point | A system restore point will be created each day before cleaning or scanning is attempted | Disabled -Scan | Turn on removal of items from scan history folder | Specify how many days items should be kept in the scan history | 30 days -Root | Turn off routine remediation | You can specify whether Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically remediates threats, or if it should ask the endpoint user what to do. | Disabled (threats are remediated automatically) -Quarantine | Configure removal of items from Quarantine folder | Specify how many days items should be kept in quarantine before being removed | Never removed -Threats | Specify threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken when detected | Every threat that is detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus is assigned a threat level (low, medium, high, or severe). You can use this setting to define how all threats for each of the threat levels should be remediated (quarantined, removed, or ignored) | Not applicable -Threats | Specify threats upon which default action should not be taken when detected | Specify how specific threats (using their threat ID) should be remediated. You can specify whether the specific threat should be quarantined, removed, or ignored | Not applicable +|Location | Setting | Description | Default setting (if not configured) | +|:---|:---|:---|:---| +|Scan | Create a system restore point | A system restore point will be created each day before cleaning or scanning is attempted | Disabled| +|Scan | Turn on removal of items from scan history folder | Specify how many days items should be kept in the scan history | 30 days | +|Root | Turn off routine remediation | You can specify whether Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically remediates threats, or if it should ask the endpoint user what to do. | Disabled (threats are remediated automatically) | +|Quarantine | Configure removal of items from Quarantine folder | Specify how many days items should be kept in quarantine before being removed | Never removed | +|Threats | Specify threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken when detected | Every threat that is detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus is assigned a threat level (low, medium, high, or severe). You can use this setting to define how all threats for each of the threat levels should be remediated (quarantined, removed, or ignored) | Not applicable | +|Threats | Specify threats upon which default action should not be taken when detected | Specify how specific threats (using their threat ID) should be remediated. You can specify whether the specific threat should be quarantined, removed, or ignored | Not applicable | > [!IMPORTANT] > Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and remediates files based on many factors. Sometimes, completing a remediation requires a reboot. Even if the detection is later determined to be a false positive, the reboot must be completed to ensure all additional remediation steps have been completed.