Antimalware Service Executable high CPU usage when GAMING

Hi sebix0_,

You're welcome. Glad that info helped.

Regards.

Thank you so much!

So now, I will just use the script before running the game, not risking anything. This is cool!

Thanks

Script 1 - To add folders to exclusions

Copy the following code to Notepad and save it as "add_excl.ps1" in "C:\Scripts"

$foldersToExclude = @(
    "C:\Windows",
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"
)

# Add folder exclusions
Write-Host "Adding folder exclusions..."
foreach ($folder in $foldersToExclude) {
    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $folder
}

Script 2 - To remove all folders from exclusions

Copy the following code to Notepad and save it as "remove_excl.ps1" in "C:\Scripts"

$Paths=(Get-MpPreference).ExclusionPath
foreach ($Path in $Paths) { Remove-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $Path -Verbose}

To execute the script, create shortcuts to the script with the following targets:

powershell.exe "C:\Scripts\add_excl.ps1"

powershell.exe "C:\Scripts\remove_excl.ps1"

Right-click on the appropriate shortcut and click "Run as administrator".

Okay, I will try to remove it as far as the performance will stay almost the same or fully the same.

What are the scripts? Can you make ones for me with the exclusions I currently have?

Glad things have improved much. Thanks for the update, sebix0_.

Regarding the Defender exclusions, you may remove them after playing the game. Permanently adding a top-level folder like "Windows" or "Steam" is generally not recommended from a security point of view.

You can have two PowerShell scripts, one to add the exclusions and another one to remove them after playing the game.