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Add an exclusion to Windows Security
To check if Windows Defender is blocking SigmaXL:
Windows 10 Instructions
- Click Start > Settings:
- Click Update & Security:
- Click Windows Security > Virus & threat protection:
- Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings:
- Under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions:
Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process. A folder exclusion will apply to all subfolders within the folder as well.
Windows 11 Instructions
- Click Start > Settings:
- Click Privacy & security:
If Windows Security has incorrectly flagged SigmaXL as untrusted, you can prevent it from blocking it by adding the folder to the exclusions list.
Windows 10 Instructions
- Click Start > Settings:
- Click Update & Security:
- Click Windows Security:
- Click Virus & threat protection:
- Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings:
- Under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions:
Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process. A folder exclusion will apply to all subfolders within the folder as well.
Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process. A folder exclusion will apply to all subfolders within the folder as well.
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