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- `c:\Users\<username>\Favorites`
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Default folders appear in the user's profile, under **This PC**.
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> ![Protected Windows default systems folders](media/defaultfolders.png)
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> ![Protected Windows default systems folders](media/defaultfolders.png)
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> [!NOTE]
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> You can configure additional folders as protected, but you cannot remove the Windows system folders that are protected by default.
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## Requirements for controlled folder access
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Controlled folder access requires enabling [Microsoft Defender Antivirus real-time protection](configure-real-time-protection-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md).
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- To add a folder, select **+ Add a protected folder**.
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- To remove a folder, select it, and then select **Remove**.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Do not add local share paths (loopbacks) as protected folders. Use the local path instead. For example, if you have shared `C:\demo` as `\\mycomputer\demo`, do not add `\\mycomputer\demo` to the list of protected folders, instead add `C:\demo`.
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> [!NOTE]
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> [Windows system folders](#windows-system-folders-are-protected-by-default) are protected by default, and you cannot remove them from the list. Subfolders are also included in protection when you add a new folder to the list.
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[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Tech Community](../includes/defender-mde-techcommunity.md)]

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