The recommended exceptions include:
- Default virtual machine configuration directory (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V)
- Custom virtual machine configuration directories
- Default virtual hard disk drive directory (C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks)
- Custom virtual hard disk drive directories
- Snapshot directories
- Vmms.exe (Needs to be added to Auto-Protect Custom Process List)
- Vmwp.exe (Needs to be added to Auto-Protect Custom Process List)
- If you use Live Migration together with Cluster Shared Volumes, exclude the CSV path "C:\Clusterstorage" and all its subdirectories.
For a detailed, up-to-date list of the required folder, application and file exceptions, see Microsoft's Recommended antivirus exclusions for Hyper-V hosts.
Please refer to the related articles below on how to set up file, folder and application exceptions.