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This settings controls whether Network Protection is allowed to be configured into block or audit mode on Windows Server.

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Exploit Guard\Network Protection

Value name: AllowNetworkProtectionOnWinServer

Enabled: AllowNetworkProtectionOnWinServer = 1

Disabled: AllowNetworkProtectionOnWinServer = 0

Description

Disabled (Default): If Not Configured or Disabled, network protection is not allowed to be configured into block or audit mode on Windows Server. Enabled: If Enabled, administrators can control whether Network Protection is allowed to be configured into block or audit mode on Windows Server. Note, that this configuration is dependent on the EnableNetworkProtection configuration. If this configuration is false, EnableNetworkProtection will be ignored, otherwise network protection will start on Windows Server depending on the value of EnableNetworkProtection.