ShayanFiroozi
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Windows Defender

Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:27 am

I need to add my app executable file or its entire folder to the Windows Defender Exception list.

Thank you

Liviu
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Re: Windows Defender

Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:24 pm

Hello,

I'm afraid we do not have predefined support for this.

However, you can easily achieve this through a custom action. For example, you can use a PowerShell script with the Add-MpPreference cmdlet.

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Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Temp'

This command adds the folder C:\Temp to the exclusion list. The command disables Windows Defender scheduled and real-time scanning for files in this folder.

For more details, please refer to the Add-MpPreference
article.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Liviu
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zander1989
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Re: Windows Defender

Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:47 am

Hey, Could you tell me if this will work after the installation to add the entire folder where its installed?


This doesn't rely seem to work :

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Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '[APPDIR]'

Liviu
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Re: Windows Defender

Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:24 am

Hello,

Please note that I replied on the other topic you posted here.

Best regards,
Liviu
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