Policy

Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans

Microsoft Windows

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Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Scan
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

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.

Internal name
Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions
Policy ID
2d878c2a546e
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans
ID Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan
Value name
QuickScanIncludeExclusions
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: $(string.Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions_Disabled) (0), $(string.Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions_RtpExclusions) (1)
Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans
Computer · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan
Value name
QuickScanIncludeExclusions
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: $(string.Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions_Disabled) (0), $(string.Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions_RtpExclusions) (1)