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Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans

Information

This policy setting allows you to scan excluded files and directories during quick scans. If you set this policy setting to 1 all files and directories that are excluded from real-time protection using contextual exclusions are scanned during a quick scan. If you set this policy to 0 or do not configure it exclusions are not scanned during quick scans.

Solution

Policy Path: Windows Components\Microsoft Defender Antivirus\Scan
Policy Setting Name: Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans

See Also

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-25h2-security-baseline/4456231

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3c.1.

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ba4ef9fd4959930cf724d53ffeda1c2da8db176f2efb5f33dc1a5941b460c3e7