Configure local setting override for the removal of items from Quarantine folder

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Quarantine

Value name: LocalSettingOverridePurgeItemsAfterDelay

Enabled: LocalSettingOverridePurgeItemsAfterDelay = 1

Disabled: LocalSettingOverridePurgeItemsAfterDelay = 0

Description

This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration of the number of days items should be kept in the Quarantine folder before being removed. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If you enable this setting, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.