Supported System Variables for Scan Exclusion List (Directories)

You can configure the Scan Exclusion List of directories using common Windows system variables. The following table displays the variables supported by OfficeScan.

System Variable

Description

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%

Refers to the %PROFILESFOLDER%\Public or %PROFILESFOLDER%\all users folders

For example:

  • The default location of %ALLUSERSPROFILE% in Windows 7:

    C:\ProgramData

  • The default location of %ALLUSERSPROFILE% in Windows XP:

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%

Refers to the folder containing components that are shared across applications

A typical path is C:\Program Files\Common.

Note:

Valid only for endpoints running Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)%

Refers to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files folder on 64-bit systems

%PROGRAMFILES%

The Program Files folder

A typical path is C:\Program Files

%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%

Refers to the C:\Program Files (x86) folder on 64-bit systems

%SYSTEMROOT%

Refers to the root of the system drive

A typical path is C:\Windows

%WINDIR%

Refers to the Windows folder located on the system drive

A typical path is C:\Windows
Parent topic: Scan Exclusion List (Directories)