Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans
- Policy ID
- Scan_QuickScanIncludeExclusions
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Scan
Description
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.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- QuickScanIncludeExclusions-
- QuickScanIncludeExclusionsREG_DWORD