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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> EDR in block mode cannot provide all available protection when Microsoft Defender Antivirus real-time protection is in passive mode. Some capabilities that depend on Microsoft Defender Antivirus to be the active antivirus solution will not work, such as the following examples:
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> - Real-time protection, including on-access scanning, and scheduled scan is not available when Microsoft Defender Antivirus is in passive mode. To learn more about real-time protection policy settings, see **[Enable and configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus always-on protection](configure-real-time-protection-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md)**.
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> - Real-time protection, including on-access scanning, is not available when Microsoft Defender Antivirus is in passive mode. To learn more about real-time protection policy settings, see **[Enable and configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus always-on protection](configure-real-time-protection-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md)**.
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> - Features like **[network protection](network-protection.md)** and **[attack surface reduction rules](attack-surface-reduction.md)** and indicators (file hash, ip address, URL, and certificates) are only available when Microsoft Defender Antivirus is running in active mode.
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> It is expected that your non-Microsoft antivirus solution includes these capabilities.
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EDR in block mode works behind the scenes to remediate malicious artifacts that were detected by EDR capabilities. Such artifacts might have been missed by the primary, non-Microsoft antivirus product. EDR in block mode allows Microsoft Defender Antivirus to take actions on post-breach, behavioral EDR detections.
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EDR in block mode is integrated with [threat & vulnerability management](/defender-vulnerability-management/defender-vulnerability-management) capabilities. Your organization's security team gets a [security recommendation](api/ti-indicator.md) to turn EDR in block mode on if it isn't already enabled.

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