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18.9.78WindowsDefender ApplicationGuard

This section contains settings related to Windows Defender Application Guard.

This Group Policy section is provided by the Group Policy template AppHVSI.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 10 Release 1703 Administrative Templates (or newer). 18.9.78.1 (NG) Ensure 'Allow auditing events in Windows Defender Application Guard' is set to 'Enabled' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 1 (L1) + Next Generation Windows Security (NG)

 Level 1 (L1) + BitLocker (BL) + Next Generation Windows Security (NG)

 Level 2 (L2) + Next Generation Windows Security (NG)

 Level 2 (L2) + BitLocker (BL) + Next Generation Windows Security (NG)

 Next Generation Windows Security (NG) - optional add-on for use in the newest hardware and configuration environments

Description:

This policy setting allows you to decide whether auditing events can be collected from Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG).

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .

Note: WDAG requires a 64-bit version of Windows and a CPU supporting hardware- assisted CPU virtualization (Intel VT-x or AMD-V). This feature is not officially supported on virtual hardware, although it can work on VMs (especially for testing) provided that the hardware-assisted CPU virtualization feature is exposed by the host to the guest VM.

More information on system requirements for this feature can be found at this link:

System requirements for Windows Defender Application Guard (Windows 10) | Microsoft Docs

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