Windows Defender Exclusions for .NET/VS Developers

WindowsDefenderExclusionsDevApps.ps1

$userPath = $env:USERPROFILE
$pathExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList
$processExclusions = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList

#$pathExclusions.Add('C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET') > $null

#$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\.dotnet') > $null


#$pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio') > $null

# $pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code') > $null

# $pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Programs\Azure Data Studio') > $null
# $pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer') > $null
# $pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code') > $null

# $pathExclusions.Add($userPath + '\AppData\Roaming\Code') > $null


# $pathExclusions.Add('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\') > $null


$processExclusions.Add('azuredatastudio.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('StorageExplorer.exe') > $null
$processExclusions.Add('Code.exe') > $null

#$processExclusions.Add('sqlwriter.exe') > $null

Write-Host "This script will create Windows Defender exclusions for common Developer Apps folders and processes."

foreach ($exclusion in $pathExclusions) 
{
    Write-Host "Adding Path Exclusion: " $exclusion
    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $exclusion
}

foreach ($exclusion in $processExclusions)
{
    Write-Host "Adding Process Exclusion: " $exclusion
    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess $exclusion
}

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Your Exclusions:"

$prefs = Get-MpPreference
$prefs.ExclusionPath
$prefs.ExclusionProcess

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Enjoy faster build times and coding!"
Write-Host ""

AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe