You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains 500 computers that run Windows 11. The computers are Microsoft Entra joined and are enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You plan to manage Microsoft Defen

An attack surface reduction (ASR) policy focuses on preventing specific attack behaviors, not on preventing users from disabling security features directly.

An account protection policy enhances identity and credential security but does not specifically prevent users from disabling Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Tamper protection is a specific security feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that prevents unauthorized users or malicious software from disabling or altering core Defender settings, such as real-time protection. Enabling this setting ensures that local users cannot turn off Microsoft Defender for Endpoint features on their Windows 11 devices.

A device compliance policy enforces security standards for devices to access resources but does not directly prevent a user from locally disabling Defender for Endpoint settings; tamper protection is the specific mechanism for this.