Antimalware support on UWF-protected devices (Industry 8.1)

September 29, 2016

Learn how to enable antimalware support on your USB Filter-enabled Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry (Industry 8.1) devices.

When using antimalware software on your Unified Write Filter (UWF)-protected device, you must add the required file and registry exclusions that enable the software to apply updates to signature files and persist changes to the device after a system restart.

To add support for Windows Defender on UWF-protected devices

1. Add these exclusions to UWF:

   • File exclusions
     • C:\Program Files\Windows Defender
     • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender
     • C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log
     • C:\Windows\Temp\MpCmdRun.log
   • Registry exclusions
     • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender

To add support for System Center Endpoint Protection on UWF-protected devices

1. Add these exclusions to UWF:

   • File exclusions
     • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client
     • C:\Windows\Windowsupdate.log
     • C:\Windows\Temp\Mpcmdrun.log
     • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware
   • Registry exclusions
     • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware

   Note

   Industry 8.1 does not include System Center Endpoint Protection. You can purchase licenses and install System Center Endpoint Protection independently.

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