Windows 10: Windows defender and HP Wolf Security both are running -> which exclusions are necessary

Hello,I have a new HP Probook 455 and Windows 11. If I remember correctly, 2 AV programs were turned on when I first started the Laptop: WIndows defender and HP Wolf Security. I used to think that only one AV program should be running, but now I have the impressions two is fine better? as long as both programs don't search in each others directories. So now I wanted to check whether both programs know "where not to look".HP Wolf Security automatically inserts the exclusions it needs into windows defender, I checked that it did. They also name which directories need to be excluded on their we

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Unable to Remove Exclusions from Windows Defender

Thank you for posting back. If you trust a file, file type, folder, or a process that Windows Defender Antivirus has detected as malicious, you can stop Windows Defender Antivirus from alerting you or blocking the program by adding the file to
the exclusion list. It seems that it was added automatically. We suggest that you follow these steps:

• Go to Settings and select Update & security.
• Click Windows Defender.
• Look for Exclusions and select Add an exclusion.
• Navigate to the file, folder, or process, and select Exclude this file.

If the steps provided did not work, we recommend that you boot your device to
Safe Mode and redo the process.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Windows Security, Add an exclusion, Process

This link was helpful:

Configure exclusions for files opened by specific processes | Microsoft Learn

Quote:

When you add a process to the process exclusion list, Windows Defender Antivirus won't scan files opened by that process, no matter where the files are located. The process itself, however, will be scanned unless it has also been added to the file
exclusion list.

 

Windows Defender Antivirus Scan exclusions

If there is anything in Windows Defender Exclusion list, then it won't be scan and if it is malicious program, it won't detect.

It is better to remove all programs from exclusion list (if you didn't add them) and run a full system scan with Windows Defender.