Windows 10: Windows Defender marking safe apps as malware even after marked as safe

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  1. RICHARD BAUMANN1
    Richard Baumann1 Win User

    Windows Defender marking safe apps as malware even after marked as safe


    Windows Defender, being about as high-quality as I have come to expect from it, has started marking random files from a legitimately purchased and installed Steam game as various types of malware. It varies on what files it takes issue with and what it thinks they are, but no matter how many times I tell it to stop quarantining random files, it refuses to do so. Even when I fully disable it in favor of my other antivirus, it continues to reactivate itself to quarantine random harmless files. I run it in administrator mode, and I have total permissions on the device, including root permissions,

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    Richard Baumann1, May 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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  2. SANGEETA SARKAR
    Sangeeta Sarkar Win User

    Is it safe to uninstall drivers for two "Unknown Devices" in Device Manager marked with Exclamation mark

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    Yes, you are correct. If any device is marked with Exclamation mark that means those drivers are not working properly.

    If you have connected any external device to your system, then I suggest you to first safely remove those devices and then uninstall the drivers. It will not create any problem.

    Hope the above information was helpful. If you need further assistance, please do let us know and we would be happy to help you.

    Thank you.
     
    Sangeeta Sarkar, May 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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  3. HANIA MUBASHER
    Hania Mubasher Win User
    Exclamation mark on windows defender.

    For getting rid of that exclamation mark you may try some solutions by following below Forum link.That problem is a bit different but I believe the suggested solutions can solve your problem.But as your windows defender is crashing so I request you to apply previous link solutions as well.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/for...
     
    Hania Mubasher, May 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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  4. FORDGT90CONCEPT
    FordGT90Concept Win User

    Windows Defender marking safe apps as malware even after marked as safe

    Forum users with Hotmail/Outlook/Exchange account

    The two-step verification emails show up in my inbox but I added a rule to mark the domain name safe a long time ago (verified that "techpowerup.com" is still in the safe sender list).
     
    FordGT90Concept, May 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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