diff --git a/src/Agent/AutopilotMonitor.Agent/buildcounter.txt b/src/Agent/AutopilotMonitor.Agent/buildcounter.txt
index 625c09bc..910fbe3b 100644
--- a/src/Agent/AutopilotMonitor.Agent/buildcounter.txt
+++ b/src/Agent/AutopilotMonitor.Agent/buildcounter.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-532
+533
diff --git a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetAgentConfigFunction.cs b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetAgentConfigFunction.cs
index a7c9f652..ace65a41 100644
--- a/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetAgentConfigFunction.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/AutopilotMonitor.Functions/Functions/Config/GetAgentConfigFunction.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Functions.Functions.Config
                 {
                     EnableLocalAdminAnalyzer = tenantConfig.EnableLocalAdminAnalyzer ?? true,
                     LocalAdminAllowedAccounts = tenantConfig.GetLocalAdminAllowedAccounts(),
-                    EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer = tenantConfig.EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? true
+                    EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer = tenantConfig.EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? false
                 },
                 SendTraceEvents = tenantConfig.SendTraceEvents,
                 UnrestrictedMode = tenantConfig.UnrestrictedModeEnabled && tenantConfig.UnrestrictedMode,
diff --git a/src/Shared/AutopilotMonitor.Shared/Models/Config/AgentConfigResponse.cs b/src/Shared/AutopilotMonitor.Shared/Models/Config/AgentConfigResponse.cs
index d4879853..5d937e94 100644
--- a/src/Shared/AutopilotMonitor.Shared/Models/Config/AgentConfigResponse.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/AutopilotMonitor.Shared/Models/Config/AgentConfigResponse.cs
@@ -248,6 +248,6 @@ namespace AutopilotMonitor.Shared.Models
         /// emits a baseline snapshot (startup) plus delta (shutdown) for vulnerability insight.
         /// Default: true
         /// </summary>
-        public bool EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool EnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer { get; set; } = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/settings/page.tsx b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/settings/page.tsx
index da8ec51c..369cfd5e 100644
--- a/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web/app/settings/page.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
   const [enableLocalAdminAnalyzer, setEnableLocalAdminAnalyzer] = useState(true);
   const [localAdminAllowedAccounts, setLocalAdminAllowedAccounts] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [newAllowedAccount, setNewAllowedAccount] = useState("");
-  const [enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer, setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer] = useState(true);
+  const [enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer, setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer] = useState(false);
 
   // Unrestricted mode state
   const [unrestrictedMode, setUnrestrictedMode] = useState(false);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
         } catch {
           setLocalAdminAllowedAccounts([]);
         }
-        setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer(data.enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? true);
+        setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer(data.enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? false);
         setUnrestrictedMode(data.unrestrictedMode ?? false);
 
         // Parse SAS expiry and fire notification to bell if needed
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
       setLocalAdminAllowedAccounts(config.localAdminAllowedAccountsJson ? JSON.parse(config.localAdminAllowedAccountsJson) : []);
     } catch { setLocalAdminAllowedAccounts([]); }
     setNewAllowedAccount("");
-    setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer(config.enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? true);
+    setEnableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer(config.enableSoftwareInventoryAnalyzer ?? false);
   };
 
   const handleSaveNotifications = () => saveConfiguration("notifications");