Policy
Enable file hash computation feature
Enable or disable file hash computation feature. Enabled: When this feature is enabled Microsoft Defender will compute hash value for files it scans. Disabled: File hash value is not computed Not configured: Same as Disabled.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Microsoft Defender Antivirus / MpEngine
Policy ID
d1d142886519Internal name
MpEngine_EnableFileHashComputationRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpEngine\EnableFileHashComputation (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpEngine\EnableFileHashComputation (disabled) = 0Policy notes
Enable or disable file hash computation feature. Enabled: When this feature is enabled Microsoft Defender will compute hash value for files it scans. Disabled: File hash value is not computed Not configured: Same as Disabled.