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My recommendation is to set this in the Local Group Policy. This will ensure those settings stay configured. An added benefit is if you have separate admin and regular user accounts, this will also configure those settings for all accounts that log into that machine.
Open Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal as an administrator, type gpedit, and then press Enter. Or use WIndows+R, type in gpedit, and then press enter. Or search for gpedit and open it from search. You will need to be logged in as your administrator account for the last two options though.
Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates > Windows Components
Scroll down until you see Windows Defender SmartScreen, expand that folder and then click on Enhanced Phishing Protection.
In the middle pane, set the options you wish.
Justin
Gpedit dont work
Gpedit gives me an error
Otto,
The only error I ever experienced is Access Denied when trying to open GP Editor without admin privileges. What error did you get?
Justin
It said did not found
I believe your Win11 edition is probably the Home version. https://www.vanroey.be/en/windows-10-edities-home-vs-pro-vsenterprise-vseducation/ Group Policy is not allowed in that.
If you do have Home edition, then this security feature is not allowed by Microsoft. Please review https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-webthreatdefense.
Confirm your edition by opening Start > Settings > System > About > look at Windows specifications.
If you do have Home edition, this is not possible.
Justin
Is there anyway i can Still fix the windows defender
Safely? No. The only recourse without purchasing an upgraded edition is to do a registry change. It is highly recommended to make registry changes through Command Prompt or PowerShell and not directly through the registry. If regedit is available for you, there is a chance, but please backup your registry and save that to a location not on the C: drive or OS drive. An external USB just in case you need to recover your system if it breaks. It may break because you are asking it to do something it is not supposed to do according the license. I broke a few servers working around the registry before without backing up it up. Full rebuilds.
I recommend upgrading to a different edition, which is usually offered at a discounted price. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-windows-home-to-windows-pro-ef34d520-e73f-3198-c525-d1a218cc2818
Another option, if you use Chrome, install the Microsoft Defender Browser Protection so you at least get some protection.
In Edge, you can add the same Defender extension from the Chrome Web Store.
I would stay away from the registry. You may damage your system, but this will also go against the licensing agreement.
Justin
Ok, thanks Justin
Gpedit gives me an error. Do you know why?
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Hi Otto,
Thanks for your post. Based on my research, can I know if the device has been managed by organization. Generally speaking, enhanced Phishing Protection can be configured via Microsoft Intune, Group Policy Objects (GPO) or Configuration Service Providers (CSP) with an MDM service. These settings are available to configure your devices using either Microsoft Intune, GPO, or CSP.
Best Regards,
Ian Xue
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