AFAIK it still happens with EP 22621.3880.66.6 on Windows 11 build 22631.4169 using the latest Defender updates, but I haven't tested it myself. After adding the exclusions with the command I posted, Defender hasn't given me the false positive so, no need to temporarily disable Defender. Just be sure to also correctly specify the filepath to where you want to let your browser download the installer file like how I explained in that post.I hadn't updated Windows 11 in my Fujitsu, it was build 22631.4037 Maybe if I install all the updates Windows Defender stops giving false positives. If it doesn't, I will consider adding the exclusions. This was the first time I ever saw a false positive for Explorer Patcher. It never did that before. The truth is we were about to watch a movie and I didn't want to invest time to fix Explorer Patcher. So I disabled Defender, updated Explorer Patcher, just in case, and we could start watching. In the past I had issues because of outdated Explorer Patcher.
For reasons that should be completely obvious, you don't want to add your whole Downloads folder to the list of exclusion paths, and, also be aware of the potential risk that you might still download a fake (malicious) copy of this ep_setup.exe file. But then, you probably already knew that (but others who might also be reading this might not already know it too).
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- 11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2024)
- CPU
- i7 13650HX
- Memory
- 16GB DDR5
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
- Sound Card
- Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
- Screen Resolution
- 3840×2160
- Hard Drives
- 512GB SSD internal
37TB external
- PSU
- Li-ion
- Cooling
- 2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800
- Mouse
- Logitech G402
- Internet Speed
- 20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
- Browser
- FF
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- Operating System
- 11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Medion S15450
- CPU
- i5 1135G7
- Memory
- 16GB DDR4
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe
- Sound Card
- Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
- Screen Resolution
- 3840×2160
- Hard Drives
- 2TB SSD internal
37TB external
- PSU
- Li-ion
- Mouse
- Logitech G402
- Keyboard
- Logitech K800
- Internet Speed
- 20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
- Browser
- FF