The default snapshot files directory, if it's used, and any of its subdirectories: %Public%\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks The default virtual machine virtual hard disk files directory, if it's used, and any of its subdirectories: The default virtual machine configuration directory, if it's used, and any of its subdirectories: The processes that create, open, or update the file: vmms.exe The processes that create, open, or update the file: vmwp.exe The processes that create, open, or update the file: vmms.exe, vmwp.exe, vmcompute.exe. Virtual Hard Disk v2 snapshot file ( *.avhdx) Virtual Hard Disk snapshot file ( *.avhd) FilesĪll directories that contain the following files: For a list of Windows Defender automatic exclusions, see List of automatic exclusions. If you are using Windows Defender as an anti-malware solution on your server, you may not need to configure additional exclusions.
