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author: dansimp
ms.author: dansimp
ms.date:  10/02/2018
ms.reviewer: 
audience: itpro
manager: dansimp
ms.prod: edge
ms.topic: include
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By default, Microsoft Edge allows users to bypass (ignore) the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about potentially malicious files, allowing them to continue downloading the unverified file(s). Enabling this policy prevents users from bypassing the warnings, blocking them from downloading of the unverified file(s).