Learn how to exclude programs, files and folders from McAfee, Kaspersky, Avast, Norton, AVG, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, etc antivirus scans.

You can also manually add other folders to the list. Not all apps will be barred from these areas in Windows—Microsoft Office programs are automatically allowed to open and alter files.

Microsoft continues to expand the power and reach of its Copilot AI to provide greater assistance, especially to Windows users. A new skill now rolling out will let you use the Windows Copilot app to ...