Minimize file size for scanning archive files
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
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The modification here orchestrates registry configurations to accomplish precise privacy configurations and this would to be able to minimize cyber privacy protection risks. This customization can also keep the system dependable, to realize optimized value storage. In relation to this operating system preferences, this code applies your system to achieve controlled system access to maximize secure data privacy maintenance. It can also make tasks take less time in conjunction with improved system response.
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:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan!ArchiveMaxSize"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan' /v 'ArchiveMaxSize' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
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