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windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-app-browser-control.md

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+---
+title: App & browser control in the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Use the App & browser control section to see and configure Windows Defender SmartScreen and Exploit protection settings.
+keywords: wdav, smartscreen, antivirus, wdsc, exploit, protection, hide
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+
+# App and browser control
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+The **App and browser control** section contains information and settings for Windows Defender SmartScreen. IT administrators and IT pros can get configuration guidance from the [Windows Defender SmartScreen documentation library](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-smartscreen/windows-defender-smartscreen-overview).
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, the section also provides configuration options for Exploit protection. You can prevent users from modifying these specific options with Group Policy. IT administrators can get more information at the [Exploit protection](../windows-defender-exploit-guard/exploit-protection-exploit-guard.md) topic in the Windows Defender Exploit Guard library.
+
+You can also choose to hide the section from users of the machine. This can be useful if you don't want employees in your organization to see or have access to user-configured options for the features shown in the section.
+
+
+## Prevent users from making changes to the Exploit protection area in the App & browser control section
+
+You can prevent users from modifying settings in the Exploit protection area. The settings will be either greyed out or not appear if you enable this setting. Users will still have access to other settings in the App & browser control section, such as those for Windows Defender SmartScreen, unless those options have been configured separately.
+
+You can only prevent users from modifying Exploit protection settings by using Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > App and browser protection**.
+
+6.  Open the **Prevent users from modifying settings** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+## Hide the App & browser control section
+
+You can choose to hide the entire section by using Group Policy. The section will not appear on the home page of the Windows Defender Security Center app, and its icon will not be shown on the navigiation bar on the side of the app.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > App and browser protection**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide the App and browser protection area** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-customize-contact-information.md

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+---
+title: Customize Windows Defender Security Center contact information
+description: Provide information to your employees on how to contact your IT department when a security issue occurs
+keywords: wdsc, security center, defender, notification, customize, contact, it department, help desk, call, help site
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+# Customize the Windows Defender Security Center app for your organization
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1709
+
+**Audience**
+
+- Enterprise security administrators
+
+**Manageability available with**
+
+- Group Policy
+
+You can add information about your organization in a contact card to the Windows Defender Security Center app. This can include a link to a support site, a phone number for a help desk, and an email address for email-based support. 
+
+![](images/security-center-custom-flyout.png)
+
+This information will also be shown in some enterprise-specific notifications (including those for [Windows Defender Exploit Guard](/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/windows-defender-exploit-guard), the [Block at first sight feature](/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-block-at-first-sight-windows-defender-antivirus), and [potentially unwanted applications](/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-windows-defender-antivirus).
+
+![](images/security-center-custom-notif.png)
+
+
+Users can click on the displayed information to initiate a support request:
+- Clicking **Call** or the phone number will open Skype to start a call to the displayed number
+- Clicking **Email** or the email address will create a new email in the machine's default email app address to the displayed email
+- Clicking **Help portal** or the website URL will open the machine's default web browser and go to the displayed address
+
+## Requirements
+
+You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+## Use Group Policy to enable and customize contact information
+
+There are two stages to using the contact card and customized notifications. First, you have to enable the contact card or custom notifications (or both), and then you must specify at least a name for your organization and one piece of contact information.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Enterprise Customization**.
+
+6.  You enable the contact card and the customized notifications by configuring two separate Group Policy settings. They will both use the same source of information (explained in Steps 7 and 8), and you can enable both or only one or the other: 
+
+    1. To enable the contact card, open the **Configure customized contact information** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+    2. To enable the customized notifications, open the **Configure customized notifications** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. After you've enabled the contact card or the customized notifications (or both), you must configure the **Specify contact company name** to **Enabled**. Enter your company or organization's name in the field in the **Options** section. Click **OK**.
+
+8. To ensure the custom notifications or contact card appear, you must also configure at least one of the following settings by opening them, setting them to **Enabled** and adding the contact information in the field under **Options**:
+    1. **Specify contact email address or Email ID**
+    2. **Specify contact phone number or Skype ID**
+    3. **Specify contact website**
+
+9. Click **OK** after configuring each setting to save your changes. 
+
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>You must specify the contact company name and at least one contact method - email, phone number, or website URL. If you do not specify the contact name and a contact method the customization will not apply, the contact card will not show, and notifications will not be customized.
+
+

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-device-performance-health.md

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+---
+title: Device & performance health in the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Use the Device & performance health section to see the status of the machine and note any storage, update, battery, driver, or hardware configuration issues
+keywords: wdsc, windows update, storage, driver, device, installation, battery, health, status
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+
+# Device performance and health
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+The **Device performance & health** section contains information about hardware, devices, and drivers related to the machine. IT administrators and IT pros should reference the appropriate documentation library for the issues they are seeing, such as the [configure the Load and unload device drivers security policy setting](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-security/security-policy-settings/load-and-unload-device-drivers) and how to [deploy drivers during Windows 10 deployment using System Center Configuration Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-sccm/add-drivers-to-a-windows-10-deployment-with-windows-pe-using-configuration-manager).
+
+The [Windows 10 IT pro troubleshooting topic](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/windows-10-support-solutions), and the main [Windows 10 documentation library](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10/) can also be helpful for resolving issues.
+
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, the section can be hidden from users of the machine. This can be useful if you don't want employees in your organization to see or have access to user-configured options for the features shown in the section.
+
+
+## Hide the Device performance & health section
+
+You can choose to hide the entire section by using Group Policy. The section will not appear on the home page of the Windows Defender Security Center app, and its icon will not be shown on the navigiation bar on the side of the app.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Device performance and health**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide the Device performance and health area** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-family-options.md

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+---
+title: Family options in the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Hide the Family options section in enterprise environments
+keywords: wdsc, family options, hide, suppress, remove, disable, uninstall, kids, parents, safety, parental, child, screen time
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+
+# Family options
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+The **Family options** section contains links to settings and further information for parents of a Windows 10 PC. It is not generally intended for enterprise or business environments.
+
+Home users can learn more at the [Help protection your family online in Windows Defender Security Center topic at support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013209/windows-10-protect-your-family-online-in-windows-defender)
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, the section can be hidden from users of the machine. This can be useful if you don't want employees in your organization to see or have access to this section.
+
+
+## Hide the Family options section
+
+You can choose to hide the entire section by using Group Policy. The section will not appear on the home page of the Windows Defender Security Center app, and its icon will not be shown on the navigiation bar on the side of the app.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Family options**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide the Family options area** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-firewall-network-protection.md

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+---
+title: Firewall and network protection in the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Use the Firewall & network protection section to see the status of and make changes to firewalls and network connections for the machine.
+keywords: wdsc, firewall, windows defender firewall, network, connections, domain, private network, publish network, allow firewall, firewall rule, block firewall
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+
+# Firewall and network protection
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+The **Firewall & network protection** section contains information about the firewalls and network connections used by the machine, including the status of Windows Defender Firewall and any other third-party firewalls. IT administrators and IT pros can get configuration guidance from the [Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security documentation library](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/access-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security).
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, the section can be hidden from users of the machine. This can be useful if you don't want employees in your organization to see or have access to user-configured options for the features shown in the section.
+
+
+## Hide the Firewall & network protection section
+
+You can choose to hide the entire section by using Group Policy. The section will not appear on the home page of the Windows Defender Security Center app, and its icon will not be shown on the navigiation bar on the side of the app.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Firewall and network protection**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide the Firewall and network protection area** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)
+

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-hide-notifications.md

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+---
+title: Hide notifications from the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Prevent Windows Defender Security Center app notifications from appearing on user endpoints
+keywords: defender, security center, app, notifications, av, alerts
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+# Hide Windows Defender Security Center app notifications
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1709
+
+**Audience**
+
+- Enterprise security administrators
+
+**Manageability available with**
+
+- Group Policy
+
+The Windows Defender Security Center app is used by a number of Windows security features to provide notifications about the health and security of the machine. These include notifications about firewalls, antivirus products, Windows Defender SmartScreen, and others.
+
+In some cases, it may not be appropriate to show these notifications, for example, if you want to hide regular status updates, or if you want to hide all notifications to the employees in your organization.
+
+There are two levels to hiding notifications:
+
+1. Hide non-critical notifications, such as regular updates about the number of scans Windows Defender Antivirus ran in the past week
+2. Hide all notifications
+
+If you set **Hide all notifications** to **Enabled**, changing the **Hide non-critical notifications** setting will have no effect.
+
+You can only use Group Policy to change these settings.
+
+
+
+## Use Group Policy to hide non-critical notifications
+
+You can hide notifications that describe regular events related to the health and security of the machine. These are notifications that do not require an action from the machine's user. It can be useful to hide these notifications if you find they are too numerours or you have other status reporting on a larger scale (such as Update Compliance or System Center Configuration Manager reporting).
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Notifications**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide non-critical notifications** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+
+## Use Group Policy to hide all notifications
+
+You can hide all notifications that are sourced from the Windows Defender Security Center app. This may be useful if you don't want users of the machines from inadvertently modifying settings, running antivirus scans, or otherwise performing security-related actions without your input.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Notifications**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide all notifications** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/wdsc-virus-threat-protection.md

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+---
+title: Virus and threat protection in the Windows Defender Security Center app
+description: Use the Virus & threat protection section to see and configure Windows Defender Antivirus, Controlled folder access, and 3rd-party AV products.
+keywords: wdav, smartscreen, antivirus, wdsc, exploit, protection, hide
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/16/2017
+---
+
+
+# Virus and threat protection
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+The **Virus & threat protection** section contains information and settings for antivirus protection from Windows Defender Antivirus and third-party AV products. IT administrators and IT pros can get more information and documentation about configuration from the following:
+
+- [Windows Defender Antivirus in the Windows Defender Security Center app](../windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-security-center-antivirus.md)
+- [Windows Defender Antivirus documentation library](../windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-in-windows-10.md)
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, the section also provides configuration options for Controlled folder access. IT administrators can get more information at the [Controlled folder access](../windows-defender-exploit-guard/controlled-folders-exploit-guard.md) topic in the Windows Defender Exploit Guard library.
+
+You can also choose to hide the section from users of the machine. This can be useful if you don't want employees in your organization to see or have access to user-configured options for the features shown in the section.
+
+
+## Hide the Virus & threat protection section
+
+You can choose to hide the entire section by using Group Policy. The section will not appear on the home page of the Windows Defender Security Center app, and its icon will not be shown on the navigiation bar on the side of the app.
+
+This can only be done in Group Policy.
+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>### Requirements
+>
+>You must have Windows 10, version 1709 (the Fall Creators Update). The ADMX/ADML template files for earlier versions of Windows do not include these Group Policy settings. 
+
+1.  On your Group Policy management machine, 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**.
+
+3.  In the **Group Policy Management Editor** go to **Computer configuration**.
+
+4.  Click **Policies** then **Administrative templates**.
+
+5.  Expand the tree to **Windows components > Windows Defender Security Center > Virus and threat protection**.
+
+6.  Open the **Hide the Virus and threat protection area** setting and set it to **Enabled**. Click **OK**.
+
+7. [Deploy the updated GPO as you normally do](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663280(v=vs.85).aspx). 
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-security-center/windows-defender-security-center.md

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+---
+title: The Windows Defender Security Center  app
+description: The Windows Defender Security Center app brings together common Windows security features into one place
+keywords: wdav, smartscreen, antivirus, wdsc, firewall, device health, performance, Edge, browser, family, parental options, security, windows
+search.product: eADQiWindows 10XVcnh
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.prod: w10
+ms.mktglfcycl: manage
+ms.sitesec: library
+ms.pagetype: security
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+author: iaanw
+ms.author: iawilt
+ms.date: 10/17/2017
+---
+
+
+
+
+
+# The Windows Defender Security Center app
+
+**Applies to**
+
+- Windows 10, version 1703 and later
+
+
+
+
+In Windows 10, version 1703 we introduced the new Windows Defender Security Center app, which brings together common Windows security features into one app. Many settings that were previously part of the individual features and main Windows Settings have been combined and moved to the new app, which is installed out-of-the-box as part of Windows 10, version 1703. 
+
+
+![Screen shot of the Windows Defender Security Center app showing that the device is protected and five icons for each of the features](images/security-center-home.png)
+
+
+
+In Windows 10, version 1709, we increased the scope of the app to also show information from third-party antivirus and firewall apps.
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>The Windows Defender Security Center app is a client interface on Windows 10, version 1703 and later. It is not the Windows Defender Security Center web portal console that is used to review and manage [Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-atp/windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection).
+
+This library describes the Windows defender Security Center app, and provides information on configuring certain features, inlcuding:
+
+<a id="customize-notifications-from-the-windows-defender-security-center"></a>
+- [Showing and customizing contact information on the app and in notifications](wdsc-customize-contact-information.md)
+- [Hiding notifications](wdsc-hide-notifications.md)
+
+You can find more information about each section, including options for configuring the sections - such as hiding each of the sections - at the following topics:
+
+
+- [Virus & threat protection](wdsc-virus-threat-protection.md), which has information and access to antivirus settings and the Controlled folder access feature of Windows Defender Exploit Guard
+- [Device performance & health](wdsc-device-performance-health.md), which has information about drivers, storage space, and general Windows Update issues
+- [Firewall & network protection](wdsc-firewall-network-protection.md), which has information and access to firewall settings, including Windows Defender Firewall
+- [App & browser control](wdsc-app-browser-control.md), covering Windows Defender SmartScreen settings and Exploit protection mitigations
+- [Family options](wdsc-family-options.md), which includes access to parental controls along with tips and information for keeping kids safe online
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+>[!NOTE]
+>If you hide all sections then the app will show a restricted interface, as in the following screenshot:
+>  
+>![Windows Defender Security Center app with all sections hidden by Group Policy](images/wdsc-all-hide.png)
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+## Open the Windows Defender Security Center app
+- Right-click the icon in the notification area on the taskbar and click **Open**.
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+    ![Screen shot of the icon for the Windows Defender Security Center app on the Windows task bar](images/security-center-taskbar.png)
+- Search the Start menu for **Windows Defender Security Center**.
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+    ![Screen shot of the Start menu showing the results of a search for the Windows Defender Security Center app, the first option with a large shield symbol is selected](images/security-center-start-menu.png)
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+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Settings configured with management tools, such as Group Policy, Microsoft Intune, or System Center Configuration Manager, will generally take precedence over the settings in the Windows Defender Security Center. See the topics for each of the sections for links to configuring the associated features or products.
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+## How the Windows Defender Security Center app works with Windows security features
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+
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>Windows Defender AV and the Windows Defender Security Center app use similarly named services for specific purposes.  
+>  
+>The Windows Defender Security Center app uses the Windows Defender Security Center Service (*SecurityHealthService* or *Windows Security Health Servce*), which in turn utilizes the Security Center service ([*wscsvc*](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457154.aspx#EDAA)) to ensure the app provides the most up-to-date information about the protection status on the endpoint, including protection offered by third-party antivirus products, Windows Defender Firewall, third-party firewalls, and other security protection.  
+>  
+>These services do not affect the state of Windows Defender AV. Disabling or modifying these services will not disable Windows Defender AV, and will lead to a lowered protection state on the endpoint, even if you are using a third-party antivirus product.  
+>  
+>Windows Defender AV will be [disabled automatically when a third-party antivirus product is installed and kept up to date](../windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-compatibility.md).
+>  
+>Disabling the Windows Security Center service will not disable Windows Defender AV or [Windows Defender Firewall](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/access-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security).  
+
+> [!WARNING] 
+> If you disable the Security Center service, or configure its associated Group Policy settings to prevent it from starting or running, the Windows Defender Security Center app may display stale or inaccurate information about any antivirus or firewall products you have installed on the device.  
+>  
+>It may also prevent Windows Defender AV from enabling itself if you have an old or outdated third-party antivirus, or if you uninstall any third-party antivirus products you may have previously installed. 
+>  
+>This will significantly lower the protection of your device and could lead to malware infection. 
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+The Windows Defender Security Center app operates as a separate app or process from each of the individual features, and will display notifications through the Action Center. 
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+It acts as a collector or single place to see the status and perform some configuration for each of the features.
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+Disabling any of the individual features (through Group Policy or other management tools, such as System Center Configuration Manager) will prevent that feature from reporting its status in the Windows Defender Security Center app. The Windows Defender Security Center app itself will still run and show status for the other security features.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT] 
+> Individually disabling any of the services will not disable the other services or the Windows Defender Security Center app.
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+For example, [using a third-party antivirus will disable Windows Defender Antivirus](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-compatibility). However, the Windows Defender Security Center app will still run, show its icon in the taskbar, and display information about the other features, such as Windows Defender SmartScreen and Windows Defender Firewall.
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