


Set it to “ Disabled” or “ Not Configured” to allow disc burning.ĭoes this setting block disc burining via third-party disc burning applications like Nero?

If it does not exist, you can create a new DWORD value under the Explorer folder by performing the following steps:

To disable it, users can enter the command: Set-MpPreference -PUAProtection Disabled To enable PUA Protection, users would need to enter the following command in a PowerShell Administrator console: Set-MpPreference -PUAProtection Enabled Previously had to be enabled via PowerShellįor years, Microsoft Defender has been able to detect and remove PUAs, but only after the feature was manually enabled via PowerShell or through Group Policies. While legal entities create these programs, they skirt the boundaries of respectable software, and in most cases, they are ultimately detrimental to users in some manner. Potentially unwanted applications, otherwise known as PUAs or PUPs, are programs that are not quite malware but pretty close to it. In the soon to be released Windows 10 2004, otherwise known as the May 2020 Update, Microsoft is finally making it easy to detect potentially unwanted programs and tightly integrating it into the operating system.
