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Navigate to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT.

Tap on the Windows-key, type regedit.exe and hit the Enter-key.

I will monitor the situation and will update the article with my findings later.

Note: Since Heartbeat is only triggered when automatic scans are run, it is too early to say if setting the key disables the sending of reports completely. Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRTĮntry name: \DontReportInfectionInformation If this registry key value is set, the tool will not report infection information back to Microsoft. The Knowledgebase support article KB891716, Deployment of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool in an enterprise environment, lists a Registry key to block the sending of reports of the MRT to Microsoft.Īn administrator can choose to disable the infection-reporting component of the tool by adding the following registry key value to computers.