Scroll down if necessary, and then click “Add or remove exclusions”.

Click “Manage settings” under “Virus & threat protection settings”.

If you prefer to perform the configuration manually, follow these steps: The second option disables this notification for all solutions opened in Rider and does not add anything to Windows Defender exclusions. The first option disables this notification for the opened solution only and does not add anything to Windows Defender exclusions. There is an Actions dropdown with two options: Ignore for this project and Never ask again. Note that Rider may ask for administrator privileges to perform this action. To exclude the detected folders from being scanned by the antivirus, click 'Automatically'.

When you open a new solution in Rider, a notification appears in the bottom right corner of the editor offering to exclude certain directories from from Windows Defender's automated scanning. Rider has been programmed to assist in configuring its exception list. As Windows Defender is the most commonly used antivirus software. Let Rider automatically configure the Windows Defender exception listĪs the pre-installed Windows security software, Windows Defender is enabled by default on each Windows machine. Setting up this list manually can be time-consuming, but if you use the default Windows security software, Windows Defender, Rider can automatically analyse your system and identify what should be added to its exception list. Instead, you should configure an antivirus exception list. To ensure your computer is safe from malicious software, it is important to not completely disable real-time scanning or your antivirus software.

This is a widespread problem affecting many Windows users, as indicated by the following links :Īlthough disabling your antivirus software altogether may look like a good solution, it is not recommended.

If your antivirus software has real-time scanning enabled, this can cause the application processes to halt each time a file is created while the antivirus scans that file. When you start programs or build your project in Rider or via the command-line tool, many files are created on your computer. Some antivirus software can interfere with the development cycle pipeline.

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