Windows PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that is used to manage and automate tasks in Windows operating systems. It is a command-line shell and scripting language that helps users to quickly and easily perform administrative tasks. One of the most useful commands in Windows PowerShell is the Set-MpPreference command. This command allows users to configure settings for Windows Defender, the built-in antivirus program in Windows.
The Set-MpPreference command is used to set preferences for Windows Defender, such as enabling or disabling real-time protection, setting scan schedules, and configuring other settings. This command is available in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.
Syntax
The syntax for the Set-MpPreference command is as follows:
Set-MpPreference [-DisableRealtimeMonitoring] [-EnableRealtimeMonitoring] [-DisableBehaviorMonitoring] [-EnableBehaviorMonitoring] [-DisableScriptScanning] [-EnableScriptScanning] [-DisableIOAVProtection] [-EnableIOAVProtection] [-DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem] [-EnableIntrusionPreventionSystem] [-DisableArchiveScanning] [-EnableArchiveScanning] [-DisableScanningNetworkFiles] [-EnableScanningNetworkFiles] [-DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrives] [-EnableScanningMappedNetworkDrives] [-DisableScanningRemovableDrives] [-EnableScanningRemovableDrives] [-DisableScanningOnBattery] [-EnableScanningOnBattery] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPublicNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnPrivateNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnDomainNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnAllNetworks] [-DisableScanningOnBatteries] [-EnableScanningOnBatteries] [-DisableScanningOnIdle] [-EnableScanningOnIdle] [-DisableScanningOnWireless] [-EnableScanningOnWireless] [-DisableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-EnableScanningOnConnectedNetworks] [-DisableScanning