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Make Microsoft Security Essentials Scan Faster by Excluding Certain File Types

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is the free anti-malware utility of choice here at How-To Geek because it is light on system resources and effective. Here we have a quick tip which will allow your MSE scans to execute more quickly by excluding certain file types.

January 18, 2010 · 1 min · 50 words · Christian Diaz

Shown in the following examples.

Keep in mind that by using the wildcard, it applies to ALL of those file types.

So, I would just stick with certain media file types that you know arent infected.

Make Microsoft Security Essentials Scan Faster by Excluding Certain File Types

To do that, just right-nudge the file and select Scan from the context menu.

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