SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled

Enable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen DNS requests

Supported versions

• On Windows and macOS since 97 or later

Description

This policy lets you configure whether to enable DNS requests made by Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. Note: Disabling DNS requests will prevent Microsoft Defender SmartScreen from getting IP addresses, and potentially impact the IP-based protections provided.

If you enable or don't configure this setting, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will make DNS requests.

If you disable this setting, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will not make any DNS requests.

This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX.

Supported features

• Can be mandatory: Yes
• Can be recommended: Yes
• Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
• Per Profile: No
• Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

• Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled
• GP name: Enable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen DNS requests
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/SmartScreen settings
• GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/SmartScreen settings
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
• Value name: SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

• Preference Key name: SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled
• Example value:

<true/>

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies