Windows 10: Can't exclude file from windows defender

Discus and support Can't exclude file from windows defender in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; There is literally no option to exclude a folder. My pc is not activated btw. submitted by /u/Thicccccboio [link] [comments]... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Thicccccboio, Feb 23, 2020.

  1. /U/THICCCCCBOIO
    /u/Thicccccboio Win User

    Can't exclude file from windows defender


    There is literally no option to exclude a folder. My pc is not activated btw.

    submitted by /u/Thicccccboio
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    :)
     
    /u/Thicccccboio, Feb 23, 2020
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  2. KOKAKOLA
    kokakola Win User

    Windows Defender won't list Excluded files, File Locations, etc..etc


    Hi all,

    I have selected certain file types / folders and locations in Windows Defender on Windows 10 that were added to the exclusions lists...

    Previously I could go to Windows Defender and see what files, folders or extensions I had excluded but now they have disappeared....

    All I see is the add buttons which work as intended when I want to add a folder etc etc....
    But then they are not listed anywhere so that I can remember what I have excluded or not....

    Can some one please help me so that they are visible again, is there a setting in the registry that needs to be fixed?

    This is what I should see where, below the red arrows I should see the excluded files/folders including their path etc etc [see image below]

    Can't exclude file from windows defender [​IMG]

    but I see nothing..

    Yet if i go to the registry as indicated below...

    File and file location exclusions are stored in the registry key below.

    *Arrow HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths

    File type exclusions are stored in the registry key below.

    *Arrow HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions

    Processes exclusions are stored in the registry key below.

    *Arrow HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Processes

    they are all listed there....?

    I have to say that windows defender is excluding folders/files and etc etc, that I have selected during its scans, but I cant see the excluded items in the Windows Defender as per image of my Exclusions section below...


    Can't exclude file from windows defender [​IMG]


    Thanking you in advance for your support and assistance on this issue....

    Cheers
     
    kokakola, Feb 23, 2020
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  3. GILLBATEZ
    GillBatez Win User
    Excluded File Types

    I want to exclude .jpg files from custom scans since AFAIK they do not carry malware. It would seem like a simple task, but what is the format of this exclusion list? In the past one usually made a list like: .jpg,.bmp,.gif etc... is it the same for Windows
    Defender in Windows 10? Nowhere can I find that simple bit of information. Go to Defender help and it dumps you here to sift through thousands and thousands of posts. What a system.

    Can anyone give me the format of the excluded file type list? It seems Defender doesn't care what you put there. You could type in the lord's prayer for all it cares.
     
    GillBatez, Feb 23, 2020
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  4. WENZU5
    WENZU5 Win User

    Can't exclude file from windows defender

    Windows Defender not adding excluded files and folders.

    Hi,

    Today I tried to exclude files and folders in Windows Defender.

    Although I managed to select a file nothing was shown in the exclude window.

    I tried different files and folders on other drives but nothing was actually selected by Defender.

    Is this a bug?

    OS: Windows 10 - 1809

    Thanks in advance for any help.
     
    WENZU5, Feb 23, 2020
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