Policy

Specify the maximum percentage of CPU utilization during a scan

This policy setting allows you to configure the maximum percentage CPU utilization permitted during a scan. Valid values for this setting are a percentage represented by the integers 5 to 100. A value of 0 indicates that there should be no throttling of CPU utilization. The default value is 50. If you enable this setting, CPU utilization will not exceed the percentage specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, CPU utilization will not exceed the default value.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Microsoft Defender Antivirus / Scan
Policy ID743e38ecca57
Internal nameScan_AvgCPULoadFactor

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan\AvgCPULoadFactor

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to configure the maximum percentage CPU utilization permitted during a scan. Valid values for this setting are a percentage represented by the integers 5 to 100. A value of 0 indicates that there should be no throttling of CPU utilization. The default value is 50. If you enable this setting, CPU utilization will not exceed the percentage specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, CPU utilization will not exceed the default value.

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