If you want to disable PUA detection, just change MpEnablePus value to 0, or delete registry entry MpEngine
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows DefenderĤ, Right click on Windows Defender, select New – Key, and named MpEngineĥ, Click on MpEngine, then right click on right area, select New – DWORD (32-bit) Value, named MpEnablePusĦ, Double click MpEnablePus, set its Value data = 1ħ, Restart system, then the PUA protection has been enabled.
You can refer this page to learn How to back up full Windows registry. Setting AuditMode will detect PUAs but will not block them.īefore start to edit Windows registry, please make a full registry backup. Setting the value for this cmdlet to disabled will turn the feature OFF if it has been enabled. Setting the value for this cmdlet to Enabled will turn the feature ON if it has been disabled. Method 1, Use PowerShell cmdlets to configure the PUA protection featureģ, Right click on Windows PowerShell, click Run as administratorĥ, Restart system, the PUA detection has been enabled. What is PUA/PUP? How to turn on Windows Defender PUA/PUP protection in Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro?
But, it has been turned off by default in Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. For improving Windows 10 enterprise security, Microsoft turned on PUA/PUP protection of Windows Defender by default.
