Fixing MICROSOFT Anti-virus [Windows Defender (pre Windows 10)] False Trojan Positives
If you know that a software program is safe, this page provides a tutorial on how to direct MICROSOFT anti-virus to leave a software program alone.
If you know that a software program is safe, this page provides a tutorial on how to direct MICROSOFT anti-virus to leave a software program alone.
For pre Windows 10 users, here are step by step instructions for whitelisting a file or program in Windows Defender. Go here for setting exclusions in Windows 10 Windows Defender
defender
.Windows Defender
. If you DO NOT, then you either do not have Microsoft Windows defender on your system or it is not enabled.Windows Defender
to display the Microsoft antivirus program window.⛭ Tools
menu item.Settings -----------
section click the ⛭ Options
tile.Excluded files and folders
list item.Add...
. Click it. A file-find dialog box will appear.OK
button and that file/program will be in the exluded/left alone list. This will also cause the find-file dialog box to close.Save
button to save your exclusion.