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Set-ProcessMitigation

Commands to enable and disable process mitigations or set them in bulk from an XML file.

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Microsoft ProcessMitigations reference: Commands to enable and disable process mitigations or set them in bulk from an XML file. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Set-ProcessMitigation [[-Name] <String>] [-Disable <String[]>] [-Enable <String[]>] [-EAFModules <String[]>]
 [-Force <String>] [-Reset] [-Remove] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-ProcessMitigation. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / ProcessMitigations · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Disable: Comma separated list of mitigations to disable. Disable list takes priority over enable list. If specified in both, it will be disabled.
-EAFModules: Modules to be added to the EAF+ mitigation.
-Enable: Comma separated list of mitigations to enable. Disable list takes priority over enable list. If specified in both, it will be disabled.
-Force: Overrides a system setting either on or off depending on the level this is set at. Will force "on"/"off" all mitigations provided in the -Enable list
-IsValid: Set to check the given XML file for validity. Requires local .xsd
-Name: Name of the process to apply mitigation settings to. Can be in the format "notepad" or "notepad.exe"
-PolicyFilePath (required): Path to XML file containing mitigation settings.
-Remove: Removes a mitigation entry from the registry.
-Reset: Resets a specific mitigation entry to defer.
-System: Used to configure system defaults rather than individual apps.

Prerequisites

Windows with the ProcessMitigations module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1

Set-ProcessMitigation -Name Notepad.exe -Enable SEHOP -Disable ForceRelocateImages

Gets the current process mitigation for "notepad.exe" from the registry and then enables SEHOP, and disables ForceRelocateImages. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/ProcessMitigations/Set-ProcessMitigation.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/processmitigations/set-processmitigation?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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