Notify Unsafe App

Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components

Value name: NotifyUnsafeApp

Enabled: NotifyUnsafeApp = 1

Disabled: NotifyUnsafeApp = 0

Description

This policy setting determines whether Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns your users if they type their work or school passwords in Notepad, Winword, or M365 Office apps like OneNote, Word, Excel, etc. If you enable this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns your users if they store their password in text editor apps. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will not warn users if they store their password in text editor apps.