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Configuring Microsoft Defender Antivirus for non-persistent VDI machines

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Jun 25, 2020

Updated 3/23/2023 to focus on the shared security intelligence feature for VDI. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) brings an interesting dynamic when tuning the platform. The delicate balance...

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AJP_UK

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Dec 19, 2022

Thank you so much for writing and sharing this information.

On your script I had to change line 155 so it extracts. Basically, just added /d
Start-Process C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe -ArgumentList "/c cd $vdmpath & mpam-fe.exe /x" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden to Start-Process C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe -ArgumentList "/c cd /d $vdmpath & mpam-fe.exe /x" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden

Might be useful to add a variable for the destination, if possible, instead of \\fileserver.fqdn\mdatp$\wdav-update\x64

Maybe some instructions saying that you will need to change the following viables for your environment:

$vdmpathbase