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Windows Defender - Stop Defender Searching Network Locations

 

Windows Defender - Stop searching network locations

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To stop defender searching network locations, you must either specify drive letters or UNC Paths to the areas to exclude.  Add/change the following registry key to add the locations you don't want to be scanned:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows Defender\Scan\ExcludePaths

REG_MULTI_SZ

\\mydomain\share1
\\mydomain\dfspath1
P:\