Windows 10: Windows search excluding some file types? - followup

Not a new question, but I see the original Q threads have been locked, so I wanted to post a follow-up with a finding here:Windows search excluding some file types? - Microsoft Communitywindows 11 search isn't showing .gdoc .gsheet files. Any fix? - Microsoft CommunityI have discovered the following - I was having a similar issue with Win 11 Start search NOT showing NFO file results:By adding this REG_SZ string value into the Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\KindMap key".nfo"="document"then reboot/restart File Explorer AND rebuild search index Ind

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Exclude "file type" from search

In Advanced Indexing Options uncheck to exclude .word file types if listed

 

Windows search excluding some file types?

Ever since the most recent update Windows search is not returning any of my Guitar Pro file types. gp3, gp4, gp5, etc... It had been working fine. Rebuilding the search index doesn't fix it. I checked in advanced options and they are not excluded. Strangely when I first reboot it finds these files for about 30 seconds while it seems to be doing some indexing (It says results might not be complete at that point) but then if I search again they are missing. I would appreciate any suggestions for a way to fix this.

 

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.