Configure 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: PurgeItemsAfterDelay

Options

PurgeItemsAfterDelay decimal - range 0-10000000

Description

This policy setting defines the number of days items should be kept in the Quarantine folder before being removed. If you enable this setting, items will be removed from the Quarantine folder after the number of days specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, items will be kept in the quarantine folder indefinitely and will not be automatically removed.