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It reports if real-time protection is enabled but not available. If you didn't approve the kernel extension during the deployment/installation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS, the application displays a banner prompting you to enable it: Starting with macOS High Sierra (10.13), macOS requires all kernel extensions to be explicitly approved before they're allowed to run on the device.

This article provides information on how to troubleshoot issues with the kernel extension that is installed as part of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS. Want to experience Microsoft Defender for Endpoint? Sign up for a free trial.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS.

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If the above settings are configured, you will need to add the following extension ID's to the Chrome GPO policy setting Configure Extension installation allow list.

Blocks external extensions from being installed.

Configure extension installation blocklist.

NOTE: SEP will honor the active directory GPO first, and if our extension ID is not found SEP will fall back to installing the extension from the Liveupdate package via local GPO, provided the following Chrome GPO policy extensions settings are not configured. Customers can use this ID when configuring extensions via AD GPO.

NOTE: This ID does not change and is still used for the Chrome App Store listing.

This value is the Google-assigned GUID for the Chrome extension and the URL from which the extension will be downloaded.

Under Options, click Show, then enter the following information in Value.

Right click on the property, click Enabled.

Locate the property: Configure the list of force-installed extensions.

Under Administrative Templates, navigate to the new item: Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) - Google - Chrome - Extensions.

Navigate to the expanded Google Chrome Bundle 'adm' folder and 'en-US' (for example) and select 'chrome.adm'.

The SEP Chrome browser extension install logic does not support User Policy settings and if they are configured will fall back to writing to local GPO. NOTE: Configuration via Computer GPO policy is required.

Right-click on Administrative Templates and choose Add/Remove Templates.

Expand Computer Configuration - Policies - A dministrative Templates.

Right click on the group policy object that you want to edit.

Open Group Policy Management and expand Forest - Domains - your domain - Group Policy Objects.

NOTE: Using an older Chrome Browser ADM template can result in the extension failing to load due to deprecated settings.

See Set Chrome Browser policies on managed PCs for more information.

Obtain the latest Chrome Browser ADM policy.

To install the SEP Chrome browser extension using an Active Directory Group Policy Object:

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