Service Enabled
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Defender SmartScreen\Enhanced Phishing Protection Description
This policy setting determines whether Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is in audit mode or off. Users do not see notifications for any protection scenarios when Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender is in audit mode. Audit mode captures unsafe password entry events and sends telemetry through Microsoft Defender. If you enable this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is enabled in audit mode and your users are unable to turn it off. If you disable this policy setting, Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is off and it will not capture events, send telemetry, or notify users. Additionally, your users are unable to turn it on. If you don’t configure this setting, users can decide whether or not they will enable Enhanced Phishing Protection in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components Value name: ServiceEnabled
Enabled: ServiceEnabled = 1
Disabled: ServiceEnabled = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WebThreatDefense/ServiceEnabled Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0- Disabled. -
1 (Default)- Enabled.
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Service Enabled
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components]
"ServiceEnabled"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ServiceEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WebThreatDefense/ServiceEnabled
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components' -Name 'ServiceEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ServiceEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components' -Name 'ServiceEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Service Enabled
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WTDS\Components'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ServiceEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.