From 6a5b66a92bf847e786dd8ff1e54118850c857daf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jose Ortega Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:29:09 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Clarifications #2721 --- ...configure-server-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-server-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-server-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md index 4afd9a96e5..2d25479682 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-server-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/configure-server-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Custom exclusions take precedence over automatic exclusions. > [!TIP] > Custom and duplicate exclusions do not conflict with automatic exclusions. + + Windows Defender Antivirus uses the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tools to determine which roles are installed on your computer. ## Opt out of automatic exclusions @@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ In Windows Server 2016, the predefined exclusions delivered by Security intellig > [!NOTE] > This setting is only supported on Windows Server 2016. While this setting exists in Windows 10, it doesn't have an effect on exclusions. +> [!TIP] +> Since the predefined exclusions are only exclude **default paths**, if you move NTDS and SYSVOL to another drive, you'd have to manually add the exclusions using the information [here](configure-extension-file-exclusions-windows-defender-antivirus.md#configure-the-list-of-exclusions-based-on-folder-name-or-file-extension) . + You can disable the automatic exclusion lists with Group Policy, PowerShell cmdlets, and WMI. **Use Group Policy to disable the auto-exclusions list on Windows Server 2016:**