Policy
Turn off Auto Exclusions
Allows an administrator to specify if Automatic Exclusions feature for Server SKUs should be turned off. Disabled (Default): Microsoft Defender will exclude pre-defined list of paths from the scan to improve performance. Enabled: Microsoft Defender will not exclude pre-defined list of paths from scans. This can impact machine performance in some scenarios. Not configured: Same as Disabled.
6859cf0ee24f DisableAutoExclusions Registry
Copy registry mappings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\DisableAutoExclusions (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\DisableAutoExclusions (disabled) = 0Policy notes
Allows an administrator to specify if Automatic Exclusions feature for Server SKUs should be turned off. Disabled (Default): Microsoft Defender will exclude pre-defined list of paths from the scan to improve performance. Enabled: Microsoft Defender will not exclude pre-defined list of paths from scans. This can impact machine performance in some scenarios. Not configured: Same as Disabled.