Policy

Specify the interval to check for security intelligence updates

This policy setting allows you to specify an interval at which to check for security intelligence updates. The time value is represented as the number of hours between update checks. Valid values range from 1 (every hour) to 24 (once per day). If you enable this setting, checks for security intelligence updates will occur at the interval specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, checks for security intelligence updates will occur at the default interval.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Microsoft Defender Antivirus / Security Intelligence Updates
Policy ID e97404b63e20
Internal name SignatureUpdate_SignatureUpdateInterval

Registry

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

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to specify an interval at which to check for security intelligence updates. The time value is represented as the number of hours between update checks. Valid values range from 1 (every hour) to 24 (once per day). If you enable this setting, checks for security intelligence updates will occur at the interval specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, checks for security intelligence updates will occur at the default interval.

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