Microsoft Windows Defender [pre Windows 10], is pretty easy to work with including whitelisting a file or program that Microsoft has falsely flagged as being bad or malicious when you know for a fact it is not.

What you want to do is tell Microsoftware Windows Defender [pre Windows 10] that the software is wrong and the file is safe so the file or program can run and operate normally withough any unexpected interruptions. This process is referred to as safelisting, whiteling or setting an exception.

To set an exception in Microsoft Windows Defender [pre Windows 10] to whitelist a file or program:

  1. In the Windows Start menu button type the word defender. The menu should should you the list item Windows Defender.
  2. Click it\ ...