Application Resilience policies for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

You can activate an Application Resilience policy for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to collect information about the functional status of Defender for Endpoint installed on your Windows devices and view the results in reports. You can also configure the policy to attempt to repair Defender for Endpoint.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was formerly known as Windows Defender ATP.

Application Resilience policies for Defender for Endpoint are supported only on devices running a supported version of the Windows operating system and any version of Defender for Endpoint.

In addition to checking the version, the following table describes the health checks performed:

Component Test
Services Running Signed by

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service (MsSense.exe)

 P

Microsoft Windows Publisher
Registry keys Exists Key value

HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat Protection

P

OnboardingInfo

You can configure an Application Resilience policy for Defender for Endpoint to enable the Application Resilience (RAR) component A lightweight software component of the Absolute agent that detects the status of third party applications installed on a device. The component may also attempt to repair the third party application if it is non-compliant. The RAR component is deployed on a device only when the device is associated with a customized policy group and that policy group's Application Resilience policy is activated. to attempt to repair Defender for Endpoint if it's not functioning.

NOTE  The Report, repair, and reinstall option isn't supported. Depending on the Absolute product licenses associated with your account, the Report and repair option may not be available.

The RAR component of the Absolute agent can respond to the following issues:

Issue

Resolution
Repair

The Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service (MsSense.exe) isn't running

The RAR component restarts the service.

Before you activate an Application Resilience policy you need to configure the policy.

NOTE  You don't need to configure the application version for Defender for Endpoint.