Attempt to handle exceptions thrown by Get-MpPreference (issue #83)

Author: itm4n

info/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 
 ### Modified
 
-- Refactor the BitLocker check to get its actual status on the system drive and thus eliminate false positives (issue #84).
+- Refactor the BitLocker check to get its actual status on the system drive and thus resolve false positives (issue #84).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Attempt to handle exceptions thrown by Get-MpPreference (issue #83).
 
 ## 2026-01-30
 

src/check/Configuration.ps1

@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ function Invoke-DefenderForEndpointConfigurationCheck {
         $Result | Add-Member -MemberType "NoteProperty" -Name "MsSenseDllVersion" -Value $MsSenseDllVersion
         $Result | Add-Member -MemberType "NoteProperty" -Name "ConfigurationVersion" -Value $ConfigurationVersion
 
-        $MpPreference = Get-MpPreference
+        $MpPreference = Get-MpPreference -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         if ($MpPreference) {
             $RealtimeMonitoringEnabled = -not $MpPreference.DisableRealtimeMonitoring
             $BehaviorMonitoringEnabled = -not $MpPreference.DisableBehaviorMonitoring