Best Answer: How Do I Add Exclusions in Windows 10?
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Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection. Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions. Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process.

How do I add exceptions to firewall folder?

To add the program to the “Windows Firewall Exceptions” list, follow these steps:

  1. Click “Start”, and then click “Control Panel”
  2. Double-click “Windows Firewall”, and then click the “Exceptions” tab.
  3. Click “Add Program”
  4. Locate the file iadvisor.exe (in the program folder, inside “Program Files”), and then click “OK”

How do I check my antivirus exclusions?

In the Group Policy Management Editor go to Computer configuration and select Administrative templates. Expand the tree to Windows components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Exclusions. Open the Path Exclusions setting for editing, and add your exclusions. Set the option to Enabled.

James H. Sterling

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