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How to enable Tamper Protection on Windows Server?
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Joe QA
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Hi all,
Is it possible to enable Tamper Protection on Windows servers? I've navigated to where the option is supposed to be in Windows settings to turn it on as described here but I can't see it. I can see the option on my Windows 10 machine, however.
I've tried to turn it on by adding the registry key 'TamperProtection' in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" but I get an error message which reads "Cannot create value: Error writing to the registry".
I tried to edit the Permissions for 'Features' by giving the Administrators group full control but when I click OK I get a Windows Security message which reads:
Unable to save permission changes on Features.
Access is denied.
Can anyone confirm if this is a feature on Windows servers, and if so how do I turn it on?
Thanks
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Anonymous
2022-03-03T13:55:34.55+00:00 Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Joe QA 1 Reputation point
2022-03-03T15:40:10.857+00:00 Hi Thanks for your reply. I'll have a look into this but I was expecting just to be able to turn it on through Windows settings just like I can on a Windows 10 machine.
I should let you know that the server in question is just a virtual machine that I'm using for testing so it's not being used for internal business purposes.
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Anonymous
2022-03-03T15:53:21.587+00:00 I think you'll at least need system center.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/prevent-changes-to-security-settings-with-tamper-protection?view=o365-worldwide#on-which-versions-of-windows-can-i-configure-tamper-protection--please don't forget to
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Anonymous
2022-03-04T13:30:43.527+00:00 Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Joe QA 1 Reputation point
2022-03-04T13:35:19.663+00:00 Hi,
Investigation is still ongoing. I'm trying to understand from our Dev Ops team if our virtual machines are managed using 365 Defender portal/endpoint Manager/System Center
Thanks
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