Set Windows Defender Exclusion on Windows 10

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You can do this via the Windows Setings, or via PowerShell command-line.


Open administrative PowerShell and type in the below, replace C:\TAKP folder path with where you unzipped the game files.

Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\TAKP"

Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "C:\TAKP\eqgame.exe"


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Instructions for performing the above through Windows Settings panel:


(This may be slightly different for the different versions of Windows 10. This was taken from the 1909 version released late 2019.

  • Right click the windows button in the lower left hand corner and select search.

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  • Search for and select Windows Security

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  • Click Virus and threat Protection

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  • under Virus and threat Protection settings, click manage settings.

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  • Under exclusions, click Add or Remove Exclusions

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  • Click Add an exclusion and select Folder

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  • Select the folder that you currently have (or intend to have) the TAKP files extracted into and run from when you play.