FallbackOrder specifies the order in which different definition update sources should be contacted by Windows® Defender. Windows Defender is an application that can prevent, remove, and quarantine malware (malicious software) and spyware.

Values

<Order>

Specifies <order> in which different definition update sources should be contacted by Windows Defender. <Order> is a string that should be entered as multiple enumerated values for the definition update sources separated by the pipe character, |, to represent the desired order.

Possible values for <order> are:

  • InternalDefinitionUpdateServer This is the default value.

  • MicrosoftUpdateServer

  • MMPC

  • FileShares

An example of how to specify the order of multiple definition update sources is: { InternalDefinitionUpdateServer | MicrosoftUpdateServer | MMPC }.

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

offlineServicing

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Applies To

For Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows Server® 2008, Windows Defender is installed with the Desktop Experience Pack.

For a full list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Security-Malware-Windows-Defender.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to specify the order for contacting the Windows Defender update definition sources in the following order: internal definition update server, Microsoft Update, MMPC.

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<FallbackOrder>InternalDefinitionUpdateServer | MicrosoftUpdateServer | MMPC</FallbackOrder>

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