Add-MpPreference

Add-MpPreference

Modifies settings for Windows Defender.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Add1
Add-MpPreference [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ExclusionExtension <String[]> ] [-ExclusionPath <String[]> ] [-ExclusionProcess <String[]> ] [-Force] [-ThreatIDDefaultAction_Actions <ThreatAction[]> ] [-ThreatIDDefaultAction_Ids <Int64[]> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-MpPreference cmdlet modifies settings for Windows Defender. Use this cmdlet to add exclusions for file name extensions, paths, and processes, and to add default actions for high, moderate, and low threats.

Parameters

-AsJob

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Aliases

Session

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ExclusionExtension<String[]>

Specifies an array of file name extensions, such as obj or lib, to exclude from scheduled, custom, and real-time scanning. The cmdlet adds these file name extensions to the exclusions.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ExclusionPath<String[]>

Specifies an array of file paths to exclude from scheduled and real-time scanning. You can specify a folder to exclude all the files under the folder.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ExclusionProcess<String[]>

Specifies an array of processes, as paths to process images. The cmdlet excludes any files opened by the processes that you specify from scheduled and real-time scanning. Specifying this parameter excludes files opened by executable programs only. The cmdlet does not exclude the processes themselves. To exclude a process, specify it by using the ExclusionPath parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThreatIDDefaultAction_Actions<ThreatAction[]>

Specifies an array of the actions to take for the IDs specified by using the ThreatIDDefaultAction_Ids parameter. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- 1: Clean
-- 2: Quarantine
-- 3: Remove
-- 4: Allow
-- 8: UserDefined
-- 9: NoAction
-- 10: Block

Aliases

tiddefaca

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThreatIDDefaultAction_Ids<Int64[]>

Specifies an array of threat IDs. The cmdlet adds the default action for the threat IDs that you specify.

Aliases

tiddefaci

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

Example 1: Add a folder to the exclusion list

This command adds the folder C:\Temp to the exclusion list. The command disables Windows Defender scheduled and real-time scanning for files in this folder.

PS C:\> Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Temp"

Get-MpPreference

Remove-MpPreference

Set-MpPreference