Windows 10: Unable to set exclusions in Windows Defender

Discus and support Unable to set exclusions in Windows Defender in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello everyone, I am a long-time lurker here but this is my first post here. I have an HP desktop and a Toshiba laptop, both updated to Windows 10... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Jimmy9190, Jul 30, 2016.

  1. JIMMY9190
    Jimmy9190 Win User

    Unable to set exclusions in Windows Defender


    Hello everyone,

    I am a long-time lurker here but this is my first post here. I have an HP desktop and a Toshiba laptop, both updated to Windows 10 and would like to just use Defender as my primary AV. Both computers have Defender enabled, MBAM Premium and MBAE Premium, also running the free version of CryptoPrevent. Defender appears to be working OK but I want to set exclusions in it for my MBAM programs. The problem is all of the settings for extensions in Defender are all grayed out and I can not use them at all. I thought it was a real time conflict so I removed MBAM Premium and the exclusions problem still exists. Here is a screen shot of my Defender exclusion settings page. I appreciate any help or suggestions on this.

    Thanks,

    Jimmy

    :)
     
    Jimmy9190, Jul 30, 2016
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  2. AZHARUDDINS
    Azharuddins Win User

    Virus and malware

    unable to remove exclusions on windows defender and firewall turns frequently
     
    Azharuddins, Jul 30, 2016
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  3. WQBZHDQSHMZ
    wqbzhdqshmz Win User
    Unable to add exclusions in Windows defender, options are greyed out.

    everything is gray such like this, and i already be an administrator.

    what should i do

    Original title: can not add the exclusions_windows defender


    Unable to set exclusions in Windows Defender [​IMG]
     
    wqbzhdqshmz, Jul 30, 2016
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  4. MOXIEMOMMA
    MoxieMomma Win User

    Unable to set exclusions in Windows Defender

    MoxieMomma, Jul 31, 2016
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  5. JIMMY9190
    Jimmy9190 Win User
    Thanks, I looked all over the Internet and can not find a solution. Maybe the next big update for Windows 10 will correct the problem, but my MBAM, MBAE and Defender all work fine, I just can not set any exclusions. From what I understand from Bleeping Computer and the Malwarebytes site the exclusions really are not necessary anyway so I can leave well enough alone for now. I still would like to see the problem corrected though. For now I guess it's OK.

    Jimmy
     
    Jimmy9190, Jul 31, 2016
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  6. TAIRIKUOKAMI
    TairikuOkami Win User
    Run CMD as admin and copy/paste (this will reset WD's settings):

    reg delete "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /f
     
    TairikuOkami, Jul 31, 2016
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  7. JIMMY9190
    Jimmy9190 Win User
    Well I feel stupid now. You can not change Defender's settings or make any exclusions when signed in on a standard user account. I switched to my admin account and was able to very easily set exclusions for both MBAM and MBAE, also excluded Itunes too. Then I went into MBAM and excluded Defender there. I wasted a lot of time yesterday trying to figure this out. Thanks Tairiku for the tip about making changes in Admin.

    Jimmy
     
    Jimmy9190, Apr 5, 2018
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