Configuring antivirus exclusions

This section looks at the required antivirus file and process exclusions as necessary for FSLogix. Even if you are using Microsoft Defender Antivirus, it is recommended that you configure the recommended exclusions.

The following list shows the files, folders, and Cloud Cache file exclusions you should configure in your AVD environment:

• %TEMP%\*\*.VHD
• %TEMP%\*\*.VHDX
• %Windir%\TEMP\*\*.VHD
• %Windir%\TEMP\*\*.VHDX
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHD
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHD.lock
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHD.meta
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHD.metadata
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHDX
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHDX.lock
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHDX.meta
• \\server-name\share-name\*\*.VHDX.metadata

Cloud Cache-specific exclusions include the following:

• %ProgramData%\FSLogix\Cache\* (folder and files)
• %ProgramData%\FSLogix\Proxy\* (folder and files)

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