How to get SquidHQ working on Win10

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  1. Elihir

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    This is for those that are using Windows Defender. Note that some of these steps require Admin access.

    1. Go to settings.
    2. Click Updates and Security.
    3.Click Windows Defender.
    4. Find Exclusions.
    5. Click Add an Exclusion.
    6. Click Exclude a Folder.
    7. Click the Downloads folder.
    8. Click Exclude this Folder.
    9. Repeat this for the folder you wish to keep SquidHQ in.
    10. Download SquidHQ from here.
    11. Move SquidHQ to the folder you wanted it.
    12. If you closed your settings window, redo steps 1-5. Otherwise, ignore this step.
    13. Click Exclude a file.
    14. Find SquidHQ and click it.
    15. Click Exclude this File.
     
    #1 Elihir, Aug 9, 2016
    Last edited: Aug 9, 2016
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    This is now unneeded as we have the ev cert. Will be applied soon.
     
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