Policy

Define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update is required

This policy setting allows you to define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update will be required. By default, the value of this setting is 1 day. If you enable this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will occur after the specified number of days. If you disable or do not configure this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will be required after the default number of days.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Microsoft Defender Antivirus / Security Intelligence Updates
Policy ID 50e133186f89
Internal name SignatureUpdate_SignatureUpdateCatchupInterval

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Signature Updates\SignatureUpdateCatchupInterval

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update will be required. By default, the value of this setting is 1 day. If you enable this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will occur after the specified number of days. If you disable or do not configure this setting, a catch-up security intelligence update will be required after the default number of days.

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