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title: DriverLoadPolicy enum | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: GPO policy: "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" — Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) policy. Wartiva GraphQL API reference with arguments, fields, and examples.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/driver-load-policy.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Endpoint configuration · GraphQL enum

# `DriverLoadPolicy` enum

GPO policy: "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" — Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) policy under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Early Launch Antimalware. Controls which boot-start drivers are permitted to initialize based on their ELAM classification. Registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching:DriverLoadPolicy (REG_DWORD). CIS Benchmark (L1) recommends value 3 (Good, unknown, and bad but critical) as a balanced default; some benchmarks recommend value 1 (Good only) for highest assurance. Reference: [Policy CSP - ADMX_EarlyLaunch](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-earlylaunch)

## Values

| Enum Value | Description |
|---|---|
| `GOOD_ONLY` | Good only (registry value 1). Only drivers classified as "Known Good" by ELAM are initialized. Drivers classified as Unknown or Bad are blocked. |
| `GOOD_PLUS_UNKNOWN` | Good and unknown (registry value 3). Drivers classified as "Known Good" or "Unknown" are initialized; drivers classified as "Bad" are blocked. CIS L1 recommended value. |
| `GOOD_PLUS_UNKNOWN_PLUS_BAD_CRITICAL` | Good, unknown, and bad but critical (registry value 7). Drivers classified as "Bad" are allowed to initialize only if ELAM also flags them as critical to the boot process; non- critical bad drivers are still blocked. |
| `ALL` | All (registry value 255 / 0xFF). All boot-start drivers are initialized regardless of ELAM classification. Least secure; not recommended. |

## Used by

- [`ComputerAdministrativeTemplates`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/computer-administrative-templates.html) type: Computer-specific Administrative Templates (ADMX) settings on an Endpoint.

## Example

### Example

```json
"GOOD_ONLY"

```

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