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Disable Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service

Overview

About this script

This script improves your privacy on Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This script disables the Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service.

The service is known by several names:

  • Microsoft Data Loss Prevention Service 1 2 3
  • Microsoft Endpoint DLP service 2
  • Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention Service 1

This service is a component of both Defender Antivirus and Defender for Endpoint 1. It is also included in the larger Microsoft Purview offering 1 4.

This service provides DLP (Data Loss Prevention) functionality 3 5. It helps prevent unauthorized sharing of sensitive data 4. It tracks and controls sensitive data across Microsoft services, apps, and devices 4. DLP uses advanced content analysis to detect sensitive information based on organizational policies 4. Techniques include keyword matching, regular expressions, function validation, proximity analysis, and machine learning algorithms 4.

This script enhances privacy by stopping data collection on your files and activities. It may also boost system performance by reducing background processes.

However, disabling this service may reduce security by disabling organizational data protection mechanisms. On work or school computers, disabling this service may violate organizational policies and compliance requirements.

Caution

This script may lower security by disrupting organizational data protection mechanisms.

Technical Details

The script performs the following actions:

  • Disables the MDDlpSvc service.
  • Deletes the MpDlpService.exe file.
  • Prevents the execution of MpDlpService.exe.

The service is named MDDlpSvc 3 and is available on Windows 10 and 11 3. This service runs the MpDlpService.exe process 1 2 3 5. The process is located at:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe for older Windows versions, such as Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 1.
  • %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\<version number>\MpDlpService.exe for modern Windows versions. Tests confirm this path since Windows 10 Pro ≥ 22H2 and Windows 11 Pro ≥ 23H2.

Historically, this functionality was part of the main Defender service 5. In 2024, Microsoft separated DLP into its own process 3 5.

Overview of default service statuses

OS VersionStatusStart type
Windows 10 (≥ 22H2)🟡 MissingN/A
Windows 11 (≥ 23H2)🟡 MissingN/A

This script uses Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users. This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

Implementation Details
  • Language: batch

  • Required Privileges: Administrator rights

  • Compatibility: Windows only

  • Reversibility: Can be undone using provided revert script

Explore Categories

This action belongs to Disable Defender for Endpoint category. This category provides scripts to disable Defender for Endpoint, a security platform that impacts user privacy. Defender for Endpoint is officially known as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It was previously called Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). It is designed to... Read more on category page ▶

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  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
HELP: Step-by-step guide
  1. Click on Start menu

  2. Type cmd

  3. Right click on Command Prompt select Run as administrator

  4. Click on Yes to run Command Prompt


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:: Disable service(s): `MDDlpSvc`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$serviceName = 'MDDlpSvc'; Write-Host "^""Disabling service: `"^""$serviceName`"^""."^""; <# -- 1. Skip if service does not exist #>; $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if(!$service) { Write-Host "^""Service `"^""$serviceName`"^"" could not be not found, no need to disable it."^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 2. Stop if running #>; if ($service.Status -eq [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is running, stopping it."^""; try { Stop-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Stopped `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Warning "^""Could not stop `"^""$serviceName`"^"", it will be stopped after reboot: $_"^""; }; } else { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is not running, no need to stop."^""; }; <# -- 3. Skip if already disabled #>; $startupType = $service.StartType <# Does not work before .NET 4.6.1 #>; if (!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Query "^""Select StartMode From Win32_Service Where Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; if(!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Property StartMode -Filter "^""Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; }; }; if ($startupType -eq 'Disabled') { Write-Host "^""$serviceName is already disabled, no further action is needed"^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 4. Disable service #>; try { Set-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -StartupType Disabled -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Disabled `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Could not disable `"^""$serviceName`"^"": $_"^""; }"
:: Soft delete files matching pattern: "%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe" as TrustedInstaller
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "function Invoke-AsTrustedInstaller($Script) { $principalSid = [System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new('S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464'); $principalName = $principalSid.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]); $streamFile = New-TemporaryFile; $scriptFile = New-TemporaryFile; try { $scriptFile = Rename-Item -LiteralPath $scriptFile -NewName ($scriptFile.BaseName + '.ps1') -Force -PassThru; $Script | Out-File $scriptFile -Encoding UTF8; $taskName = "^""privacy$([char]0x002E)sexy invoke"^""; schtasks.exe /delete /tn $taskName /f 2>&1 | Out-Null; $executionCommand = "^""powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File '$scriptFile' *>&1 | Out-File -FilePath '$streamFile' -Encoding UTF8"^""; $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument "^""-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command `"^""$executionCommand`"^"""^""; $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Action $action -Settings $settings -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; try { ($scheduleService = New-Object -ComObject Schedule.Service).Connect(); $scheduleService.GetFolder('\').GetTask($taskName).RunEx($null, 0, 0, $principalName) | Out-Null; $timeout = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(5); Write-Host "^""Running as $principalName"^""; while ((Get-ScheduledTaskInfo $taskName).LastTaskResult -eq 267009) { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200; if ((Get-Date) -gt $timeout) { Write-Warning 'Skipping: Timeout'; break; }; }; if (($result = (Get-ScheduledTaskInfo $taskName).LastTaskResult) -ne 0) { Write-Error "^""Failed, due to exit code: $result."^""; } } finally { schtasks.exe /delete /tn $taskName /f | Out-Null; }; Get-Content $streamFile } finally { Remove-Item $streamFile, $scriptFile; }; }; $cmd = '$pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern)'+"^""`r`n"^""+'Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+'$renamedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$skippedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$failedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+'$foundAbsolutePaths = @()'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+'try {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $foundAbsolutePaths += @('+"^""`r`n"^""+' Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName'+"^""`r`n"^""+' )'+"^""`r`n"^""+'} catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it''s unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths `'+"^""`r`n"^""+' | Select-Object -Unique `'+"^""`r`n"^""+' | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host ''Skipping, no items available.'''+"^""`r`n"^""+' exit 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if($revert -eq $true) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (-not $path.EndsWith(''.OLD'')) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+'} else {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if ($path.EndsWith(''.OLD'')) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$originalFilePath = $path'+"^""`r`n"^""+'Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' exit 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+'if ($revert -eq $true) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4)'+"^""`r`n"^""+'} else {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'try {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $renamedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+'} catch {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $failedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if ($failedCount -gt 0) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Warning "^""Failed to process $($failedCount) items."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+''; Invoke-AsTrustedInstaller $cmd"
:: Check and terminate the running process "MpDlpService.exe"
tasklist /fi "ImageName eq MpDlpService.exe" /fo csv 2>NUL | find /i "MpDlpService.exe">NUL && (
echo MpDlpService.exe is running and will be killed.
taskkill /f /im MpDlpService.exe
) || (
echo Skipping, MpDlpService.exe is not running.
)
:: Configure termination of "MpDlpService.exe" immediately upon its startup
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpDlpService.exe!Debugger"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpDlpService.exe'; $data = '%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\taskkill.exe'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpDlpService.exe' /v 'Debugger' /t 'REG_SZ' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Add a rule to prevent the executable "MpDlpService.exe" from running via File Explorer
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$executableFilename='MpDlpService.exe'; try { $registryPathForDisallowRun='HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun'; $existingBlockEntries = Get-ItemProperty -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore; $nextFreeRuleIndex = 1; if ($existingBlockEntries) { $existingBlockingRuleForExecutable = $existingBlockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Value -eq $executableFilename }; if ($existingBlockingRuleForExecutable) { $existingBlockingRuleIndexForExecutable = $existingBlockingRuleForExecutable.Name; Write-Output "^""Skipping, no action needed: '$executableFilename' is already blocked under rule index `"^""$existingBlockingRuleIndexForExecutable`"^""."^""; exit 0; }; $occupiedRuleIndexes = $existingBlockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Name -Match '^\d+$' } | Select -ExpandProperty Name; if ($occupiedRuleIndexes) { while ($occupiedRuleIndexes -Contains $nextFreeRuleIndex) { $nextFreeRuleIndex += 1; }; }; }; Write-Output "^""Adding block rule for `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" under rule index `"^""$nextFreeRuleIndex`"^""."^""; if (!(Test-Path $registryPathForDisallowRun)) { New-Item -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; }; New-ItemProperty -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -Name "^""$nextFreeRuleIndex"^"" -PropertyType String -Value "^""$executableFilename"^"" ` -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully blocked `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" with rule index `"^""$nextFreeRuleIndex`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to block `"^""$executableFilename`"^"": $_"^""; Exit 1; }"
:: Activate the DisallowRun policy to block specified programs from running via File Explorer
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "try { $fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer'; $currentDisallowRunPolicyValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore | Select -ExpandProperty DisallowRun; if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue)) { Write-Output "^""Creating DisallowRun policy at `"^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath`"^""."^""; if (!(Test-Path $fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; }; New-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output 'Successfully activated DisallowRun policy.'; Exit 0; }; if ($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue -eq 1) { Write-Output 'Skipping, no action needed: DisallowRun policy is already in place.'; Exit 0; }; Write-Output 'Updating DisallowRun policy from unexpected value `"^""$currentDisallowRunPolicyValue`"^"" to `"^""1`"^"".'; Set-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -Value 1 -Type DWORD -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output 'Successfully activated DisallowRun policy.'; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to activate DisallowRun policy: $_"^""; Exit 1; }"
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:: Restore service(s) to default state: `MDDlpSvc`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$serviceName = 'MDDlpSvc'; $defaultStartupMode = 'Automatic'; $ignoreMissingOnRevert = $false; Write-Host "^""Reverting service `"^""$serviceName`"^"" start to `"^""$defaultStartupMode`"^""."^""; <# -- 1. Skip if service does not exist #>; $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if (!$service) { if ($ignoreMissingOnRevert) { Write-Output "^""Skipping: The service `"^""$serviceName`"^"" is not found. No action required."^""; Exit 0; }; Write-Warning "^""Failed to revert changes to the service `"^""$serviceName`"^"". The service is not found."^""; Exit 1; }; <# -- 2. Enable or skip if already enabled #>; $startupType = $service.StartType <# Does not work before .NET 4.6.1 #>; if (!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Query "^""Select StartMode From Win32_Service Where Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; if (!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Property StartMode -Filter "^""Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; }; }; if ($startupType -eq "^""$defaultStartupMode"^"") { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" has already expected startup mode: `"^""$defaultStartupMode`"^"". No action required."^""; } else { try { Set-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -StartupType "^""$defaultStartupMode"^"" -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Reverted `"^""$serviceName`"^"" with `"^""$defaultStartupMode`"^"" start, this may require restarting your computer."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to enable `"^""$serviceName`"^"": $_"^""; Exit 1; }; }; <# -- 4. Start if not running (must be enabled first) #>; if ($defaultStartupMode -eq 'Automatic' -or $defaultStartupMode -eq 'Boot' -or $defaultStartupMode -eq 'System') { if ($service.Status -ne [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is not running, starting it."^""; try { Start-Service $serviceName -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Started `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Warning "^""Failed to start `"^""$serviceName`"^"", requires restart, it will be started after reboot.`r`n$_"^""; }; } else { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is already running, no need to start."^""; }; }"
:: Restore files matching pattern: "%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe" as TrustedInstaller
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "function Invoke-AsTrustedInstaller($Script) { $principalSid = [System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new('S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464'); $principalName = $principalSid.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]); $streamFile = New-TemporaryFile; $scriptFile = New-TemporaryFile; try { $scriptFile = Rename-Item -LiteralPath $scriptFile -NewName ($scriptFile.BaseName + '.ps1') -Force -PassThru; $Script | Out-File $scriptFile -Encoding UTF8; $taskName = "^""privacy$([char]0x002E)sexy invoke"^""; schtasks.exe /delete /tn $taskName /f 2>&1 | Out-Null; $executionCommand = "^""powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File '$scriptFile' *>&1 | Out-File -FilePath '$streamFile' -Encoding UTF8"^""; $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument "^""-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command `"^""$executionCommand`"^"""^""; $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Action $action -Settings $settings -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; try { ($scheduleService = New-Object -ComObject Schedule.Service).Connect(); $scheduleService.GetFolder('\').GetTask($taskName).RunEx($null, 0, 0, $principalName) | Out-Null; $timeout = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(5); Write-Host "^""Running as $principalName"^""; while ((Get-ScheduledTaskInfo $taskName).LastTaskResult -eq 267009) { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200; if ((Get-Date) -gt $timeout) { Write-Warning 'Skipping: Timeout'; break; }; }; if (($result = (Get-ScheduledTaskInfo $taskName).LastTaskResult) -ne 0) { Write-Error "^""Failed, due to exit code: $result."^""; } } finally { schtasks.exe /delete /tn $taskName /f | Out-Null; }; Get-Content $streamFile } finally { Remove-Item $streamFile, $scriptFile; }; }; $cmd = '$revert = $true'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe.OLD"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern)'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+'$renamedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$skippedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$failedCount = 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+' $foundAbsolutePaths = @()'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+' try {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $foundAbsolutePaths += @('+"^""`r`n"^""+' Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName'+"^""`r`n"^""+' )'+"^""`r`n"^""+' } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it''s unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths `'+"^""`r`n"^""+' | Select-Object -Unique `'+"^""`r`n"^""+' | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host ''Skipping, no items available.'''+"^""`r`n"^""+' exit 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if($revert -eq $true) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (-not $path.EndsWith(''.OLD'')) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+'} else {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if ($path.EndsWith(''.OLD'')) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' continue'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'$originalFilePath = $path'+"^""`r`n"^""+'Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $skippedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' exit 0'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+''+"^""`r`n"^""+'if ($revert -eq $true) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4)'+"^""`r`n"^""+'} else {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'try {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $renamedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+'} catch {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+' $failedCount++'+"^""`r`n"^""+' '+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+' }'+"^""`r`n"^""+' if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+'if ($failedCount -gt 0) {'+"^""`r`n"^""+' Write-Warning "^""Failed to process $($failedCount) items."^""'+"^""`r`n"^""+'}'+"^""`r`n"^""+''; Invoke-AsTrustedInstaller $cmd"
:: Remove configuration preventing "MpDlpService.exe" from starting
:: Delete the registry value "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpDlpService.exe!Debugger"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "reg delete 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpDlpService.exe' /v 'Debugger' /f 2>$null"
:: Remove the rule that prevents the executable "MpDlpService.exe" from running via File Explorer
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$executableFilename='MpDlpService.exe'; try { $blockEntries = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore; if (-Not $blockEntries) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no action needed: No block rules exist, `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" is not blocked."^""; exit 0; }; $blockingRulesForExecutable = @(; $blockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Value -eq $executableFilename }; ); if (-Not $blockingRulesForExecutable) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no action needed: `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" is not currently blocked."^""; exit 0; }; foreach ($blockingRuleForExecutable in $blockingRulesForExecutable) { $blockingRuleIndexForExecutable = $blockingRuleForExecutable.Name; Write-Output "^""Removing rule `"^""$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable`"^"" that blocks `"^""$executableFilename`"^""."^""; Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun' -Name "^""$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Output "^""Successfully revoked blocking of `$executableFilename` under rule `"^""$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable`"^""."^""; }; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to revoke blocking of `"^""$executableFilename`"^"": $_"^""; Exit 1; }"
:: Restore the File Explorer DisallowRun policy if no other blocks are active
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "try { $currentDisallowRunPolicyValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer' -Name 'DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DisallowRun'; if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue)) { Write-Output 'Skipping, no action needed: DisallowRun policy is not active.'; Exit 0; }; if ($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue -ne 1) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, DisallowRun policy is not configured by privacy.sexy, unexpected value: `"^""$currentDisallowRunPolicyValue`"^""."^""; Exit 0; }; $remainingBlockingRules = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore; if ($remainingBlockingRules) { Write-Output 'Skipping deactivating DisallowRun policy, there are still active rules.'; Exit 0; }; Write-Output 'No remaining rules, deleting DisallowRun policy.'; Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer' -Name 'DisallowRun' -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Output 'Successfully restored DisallowRun policy.'; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to restore DisallowRun policy: $_"^""; Exit 1; }"

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