Ensure 'Allow On Access Protection' is set to 'Allow'

How it is checked

Audit method: Windows registry

$bad = @(); $v = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-TimeProtection' -Name 'DisableOnAccessProtection' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).'DisableOnAccessProtection'; if (-not ($null -ne $v -and @(1) -contains [int64]$v)) { $bad += 'DisableOnAccessProtection=' + $v }; if ($bad.Count -eq 0) { 'compliant' } else { 'non-compliant: ' + ($bad -join ', ') }

Expected output

compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Allow: Defender\Allow On Access Protection To establish the recommended configuration via Endpoint Security Blade: 1. Navigate to Endpoint Security 2. Click Antivirus 3. Click Create Profile 4. Select Windows for the Platform and Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Profile 5. Name the profile 6. Configure Allow On Access Protection to Allow

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target intune-defender