On Windows Server, if you are running a non-Microsoft antivirus/antimalware solution, Microsoft Defender Antivirus does not go into either passive mode or disabled mode automatically. This post contains some example WMI filters for you to use in Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to target and manage specific Windows Server versions like 2012R2, 2016 and Windows Server 2019.On your Group Policy management machine, open the Group Policy Management Console Right-click the Group Policy Object and click Edit Monthly updates are installed in addition to major Windows 10 releases. The firewall rule will be added as soon as Group Policy is refreshed, and a manual refresh can be triggered by using command gpupdate /force. It reports the status of Windows Defender services, signature versions, last update, last scan, and more. The following sections cover both methods.
