Regardless of whether you choose Windows Defender Antivirus, or, a third-party antivirus solution you need to be sure these products are not scanning critical File and folders because Occasionally Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender cause problems with some Files and folders. Typical issues include slow performance , deleting some necessary files or erratic operation. To work around these problems you can add this kind of files and folders to the list of exceptions.
What is new: (Monday , 14. January 2019)
FIXED – Launch Defender feature doesn’t work on Windows 10 1809
In Windows 10 , there is a new app called Windows Defender Security Center . The app, formerly known as “Windows Defender Dashboard”, has been created to help the user control his security and privacy settings. You can add any trusted file, file type, folder, or a process to the exclusions list with the following steps ;
1. Open settings Application
2. Choose Update & security
3. Open Windows Defender Security Center
4. Select Virus & threat protection
5. Click Virus & threat protection settings
6. Click Add or remove exclusions
7. Under Add an exclusion, select the files, folders, file types, or process.
As you see adding exceptions manually through the graphical user interface would be time consuming, tedious and, prone to human error therefore we have coded a portable Freeware to simplify the whole process.
How to use Defender Injector
After downloading, extract the zip file to your desired location, then double click the “dInjector.exe” file . To Add an exclusion to Windows Defender list , just drag and drop any file or Folder on the software GUI , you can also use File or folder buttons
To remove listed file or folder whether you can select the item on the list and use remove button (Trash can) or you can right click on it and choose “Delete selected” feature
You can also Add defender Exclusions feature to your context menu , to do this use Options – Add to File and Folder Context Menu feature
after that right click any file or Folder to add it into the Windows Defender exclusion list , you can use the same way to remove it from the exclusion list .
Defender Injector has Cmd parameter support, here is the Usage examples
Supported systems: Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8
Supported languages: English
File: dInjector.exe │ Virus Total Report
MD5: 75cfaaf8a0f4f155f4d575f91952a14b
SHA1: 68bcdb4bd98a710cce5bfc4c6f3cea0b4ce854b4
Please check the virustotal Report
It Doesnt work with Avast . Still have to exclude a folder from Avast menu.
we will serch the possibility, thank you
Could we have a feature to add processes? It’s supported in Security Center and prevents scanning of any file that is opened by excluded process.
We have noted it down , thank you
[Feature Request] Is there any chance you could merge in the features of Sordum Defender Control v1.6 (i.e. coloured border showing Defender status, Defender on/off switch, links to Defender settings), so that 1 program can be used to manage Defender? Would it also be possible to add a "Quarantine" tab, that shows currently quarantined files, and allows deleting/excluding them, since Win10 doesn’t have a good compact UI for this?
Does this white-list individual elevated startup folder items that are normally blocked from starting by windows defender in Vista at least?
Yes it will work.Please try it.
If an Antivirus installed, will it still work? I will use it to add an exception for Something.
(Antivirus yuklu haldeyse yine de calisir mi? EDIT icin exception eklemek amacıyla kullanıcam.)
Thank you , Next version we may fulfill some of your requests.
I can’t believe I found this awesome project.
Can you please rename this app to Defender Exclusions?:) So the purpose of this app.
A tool to exprort-import the list of exclusions would be also useful
Please list backup and restore from file 🙂