Windows 10: Which File I have to exclude in my Shadow Defender ? or What registry/folders do I need to...

Which File I have to exclude in my Shadow Defender ? or What registry/folders do I need to also exclude?

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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]



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...





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

Cheers

 

Exclude backups (Volume Shadow Copy) from Windows Defender

Recently I setup a backup for some folders. Today I found out that windows defender won't let the backup service do its job.

But how do I exclude the backup's shadow copy from windows defender?

It's not like I can point it to a file or folder and say "Don't check here".

Heck I tried excluding the entire backup drive, with no success.

And if I exclude .exes I might as well disable defender entirely.

 

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.