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title: Configure how users can interact with Windows Defender AV
description: Configure how end-users interact with Windows Defender AV, what notifications they see, and if they can override settings.
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# Configure end-user interaction with Windows Defender Antivirus

**Applies to:**

- [Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2069559)

You can configure how users of the endpoints on your network can interact with Windows Defender Antivirus.

This includes whether they see the Windows Defender Antivirus interface, what notifications they see, and if they can locally override globally-deployed Group Policy settings.

## In this section

Topic | Description 
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[Configure notifications that appear on endpoints](configure-notifications-windows-defender-antivirus.md) | Configure and customize additional notifications, customized text for notifications, and notifications about reboots for remediation
[Prevent users from seeing or interacting with the Windows Defender Antivirus user interface](prevent-end-user-interaction-windows-defender-antivirus.md) | Hide the user interface from users
[Prevent users from locally modifying policy settings](configure-local-policy-overrides-windows-defender-antivirus.md) | Prevent (or allow) users from overriding policy settings on their individual endpoints