From e1d885358d90fc4c4a508321b867d30c37915076 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Iaan D'Souza-Wiltshire Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:03:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] exclusions --- ...e-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/configure-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/keep-secure/configure-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md index 8d08d5f71b..bffc7f3297 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/configure-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/configure-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md @@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ By default, local changes made to the lists (by users with administrator privile PowerShell can be used to [validate that your exclusion lists are working as expected](#validate). + +## Types of exclusions + +There are three exclusion lists that you can configure: +- Extension exclusions list +- File and folder exclusions list +- Files opened by defined processes list + +The following table shows some of the typical scenarios and which list would need to be configured. + +Exclusion | Examples | Exclusion list +---|---|--- +Any file with a specific extension | All files with the .test extension, anywhere on the machine | Extension exclusions +Any file under a specific folder | All files under the c:\test\sample folder | File and folder exclusions +Any file with a specific file name | The file "sample.test", anywhere on the machine | File and folder exclusions +A specific file in a specific folder | The file c:\sample\sample.test only | File and folder exclusions +A specific process | The executable file c:\test\process.exe | File and folder exclusions list +Any file opened by a specific process | Any file opened by the process c:\test\open.exe, even if the file that is opened is located in d:\folder43 | Process-opened exclusions + + +This means the exclusion lists have the following characteristics: +- If you exclude a file, the exclusion will apply to all versions of that file, regardless of where the file is located. +- Folder exclusions will apply to all files and folders under that folder. +- File extensions will apply to any file name with the defined extension, regardless of where the file is located. +- Any file opened by the defined process will be excluded, regardless of where the file is located. The process itself will **not** be excluded. + + + ## Use Group Policy to configure exclusion lists From b7176fcf1ec83aedc55f9288a34c37ebdb0afdc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Gerend Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:31:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fixed IT Pro --- windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703.md b/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703.md index 19a8d2140a..8533da7d2e 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-10-version-1703.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: What's in Windows 10, version 1703 -description: New and updated IT Pro content about new features in Windows 10, version 1703 (also known as the Creators Updated). +description: New and updated IT pro content about new features in Windows 10, version 1703 (also known as the Creators Updated). keywords: ["What's new in Windows 10", "Windows 10", "creators update"] ms.prod: w10 ms.mktglfcycl: deploy @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ localizationpriority: high ms.assetid: dca7c655-c4f6-45f8-aa02-64187b202617 --- -# What's new in Windows 10, version 1703 IT Pro content +# What's new in Windows 10, version 1703 IT pro content -Below is a list of some of the new and updated content that discusses Information Technology (IT) Pro features in Windows 10, version 1703 (also known as the Creators Update). +Below is a list of some of the new and updated content that discusses Information Technology (IT) pro features in Windows 10, version 1703 (also known as the Creators Update). For more general info about Windows 10 features, see [Features available only on Windows 10](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/features). For info about previous versions of Windows 10, see [What's New in Windows 10](index.md).