Adds Windows Defender exclusions for Visual Studio 2022

Windows Defender Exclusions VS 2022.ps1

$pathExclusions = (New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.ArrayList)
$processExclusions = (New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.ArrayList)

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + '\Microsoft.NET')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + '\assembly')

#$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\Downloads\HeidiSQL_11.3_64_Portable')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.dotnet')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.nuget')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.vscode')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.ssh')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.apricotdb')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.dbgate')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.rest-client')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\.librarymanager')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio Services')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\GitCredentialManager')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\GitHubVisualStudio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\dotnet')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSApplicationInsights')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Local\Temp\VSFeedbackIntelliCodeLogs')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Roaming\NuGet')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Roaming\Visual Studio Setup')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Roaming\vstelemetry')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:USERPROFILE + '\AppData\Roaming\HeidiSQL')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramData + '\Microsoft\VisualStudio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramData + '\Microsoft\NetFramework')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramData + '\Microsoft Visual Studio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramData + '\MySQL')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\Microsoft Visual Studio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\dotnet')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\Microsoft SDKs')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\Microsoft SQL Server')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\MySQL')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\IIS')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\IIS Express')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${Env:ProgramFiles} + '\Git\cmd\git.exe')

$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft Visual Studio')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\dotnet')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft SDKs')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Microsoft SQL Server')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\IIS')
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\IIS Express')

# Cache directories
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\Microsoft Visual Studio")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + "\assembly")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + "\Microsoft.NET")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\MSBuild")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + "\dotnet")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\Microsoft SDKs")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + "\Microsoft SDKs")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:CommonProgramFiles(x86)} + "\Microsoft Shared\MSEnv")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:ProgramData + "\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + "\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:windir + "\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:HOMEDRIVE + "\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($env:HOMEDRIVE + "\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($Env:USERPROFILE + "\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($Env:USERPROFILE + "\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache")
$null = $pathExclusions.Add($Env:USERPROFILE + "\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio")

$null = $processExclusions.Add("Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.Host.CLR.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x86.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.IdentityHost.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.IndexingService.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisService.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.SettingsHost.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.TestWindowStoreHost.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.ThreadedWaitDialog.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("vstest.console.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Host.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("Microsoft.WebTools.Languages.LanguageServer.Host.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("node.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("deno.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("PerfWatson2.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("sqlwriter.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("sqlservr.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("com.docker.service.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("dotnet.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("Code.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("gpg-agent.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("gpg-connect-agent.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("ssh-agent.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("vsls-agent.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("iisexpress.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("nvm.exe")
$null = $processExclusions.Add("wsl.exe")

$null = $processExclusions.Add(${Env:ProgramFiles} + '\Git\cmd\git.exe')

$null = $processExclusions.Add($env:windir + '\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe')
$null = $processExclusions.Add($env:windir + '\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe')
$null = $processExclusions.Add(${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe')
$null = $processExclusions.Add($env:ProgramW6432 + '\dotnet\dotnet.exe')

Write-Output -InputObject 'This script will create Windows Defender exclusions for common Visual Studio 2022 folders and processes.'
Write-Output -InputObject ''
$projectsFolder = Read-Host -Prompt 'What is the path to your Projects folder? (example: c:\source)'

Write-Output -InputObject ''
Write-Output -InputObject 'Adding Path Exclusion: ', $projectsFolder
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $projectsFolder

foreach ($exclusion in $pathExclusions) 
{
   Write-Output -InputObject ('Adding Path Exclusion: {0}' -f $exclusion)
   Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $exclusion -Force -ErrorAction Continue
}

foreach ($exclusion in $processExclusions)
{
   Write-Output -InputObject ('Adding Process Exclusion: {0}' -f $exclusion)
   Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess $exclusion -Force -ErrorAction Continue
}

Write-Output -InputObject ''
Write-Output -InputObject 'Your Exclusions:'

$prefs = Get-MpPreference
$prefs.ExclusionPath
$prefs.ExclusionProcess

Write-Output -InputObject ''
Write-Output -InputObject 'Enjoy faster build times and coding!'
Write-Output -InputObject ''