{"id":12468,"date":"2018-08-07T03:47:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T03:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12468"},"modified":"2018-08-07T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T03:48:28","slug":"change-cloud-delivered-protection-level-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-cloud-delivered-protection-level-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Cloud-delivered Protection Level in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Windows Defender is set in a low protection level so you&#8217;ll get less false positives. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to increase the cloud-delivered protection level in Windows 10 to make Windows Defender more proactive in scanning and detecting suspicious files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Change Cloud-delivered Protection Level in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To get started, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command, enter <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> and press Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gpedit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9207\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the following path:<br \/>\n<code>Computer Configuration &gt; Administrative Templates &gt; Windows Components &gt; Windows Defender Antivirus &gt; MAPS<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/join-microsoft-maps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12474\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tand then double-click the &#8220;<strong>Join Microsoft MAPS<\/strong>&#8221; policy on the right side.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Enabled<\/strong> and then move to the drop-down box to select &#8220;<strong>Advanced MAPS<\/strong>&#8220;. Click OK.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/advanced-maps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12475\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>MpEngine<\/strong> folder on the left panel. On the right panel double-click on the policy &#8220;<strong>Select cloud protection level<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/select-cloud-protection-level.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12476\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Enabled<\/strong> and then pick up the &#8220;<strong>High+ blocking level<\/strong>&#8221; option to increase the cloud protection level on your Windows 10 computer.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/high-blocking-level.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12477\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click OK and restart your computer. Windows Defender will scan and block suspicious files more proactively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> After you&#8217;ve applied GPO to change the cloud protection level, the option to turn off cloud-delivered protection in Windows Defender will be greyed out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/windows-defender-cloud-protection-greyed-out.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Windows Defender is set in a low protection level so you&#8217;ll get less false positives. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to increase the cloud-delivered protection level in Windows 10 to make Windows Defender more proactive in scanning and detecting suspicious files. How to Change Cloud-delivered Protection Level in Windows 10? 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