Solved How do I exclude a process from real-time scanning?

moonkey · Jun 16, 2023

Is there any way to monitor what the real time component of the Antimalware Service Executable (ASE) is scrutinizing, and is there any way to exclude specific processes from being shadowed in real time by ASE?

I occasionally encode files with Handbrake, which is very CPU intensive. This seems to trigger ASE, which costs me CPU cycles I'd rather have Handbrake use instead.

glasskuter · Jun 16, 2023

James · Jun 16, 2023

Hello there.

I will try to explain this as best as I can but chances are you will get a better reply from another member:
Antimalware Sertvice executable is a background task from windows defender, as you probably know. Meaning if what you want to do is fix the high CPU usage and cycles, you do so through windows defender tweaks.

Something I suppose you could try is changing Defenders schedule somehow. Best way of doing so is by click Win + R, opening taskschd.msc, and then open Task scheduler library > Microsoft > Windows. Double-click Windows Defender in Windows. Then double-click Windows Defender Scheduled Scan.

For me I had to uncheck Run with highest privelages in every example I could find, so make sure to do so. Go to the conditions tab and uncheck all items before clicking OK.

Let me know if this helps!

Some screenshots attached

moonkey · Jun 16, 2023

glasskuter said:
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@glasskuter
Thank you. I noticed it, but I wasn't sure whether that is for on-demand/scheduled scanning, or also affects real-time monitoring. You're saying the exclusions affect both?

@James
You're saying there is no option to disable the real-time scanning for one process other than to prevent ASE from running altogether?