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authorMarkus Pettersson <markus.pettersson@mullvad.net>2024-05-23 13:12:06 +0200
committerMarkus Pettersson <markus.pettersson@mullvad.net>2024-05-23 13:14:43 +0200
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Update documentation on how to add new Windows VMs
Mention that the `test-runner` and standalone e2e test executable should be excluded from being flagged by Windows Security. We have experienced some false positives lately, and we do indeed trust what we upload to the test runner VMs.
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* Shut down.
+## Windows Security
+
+Windows Defender ocasionally kills the `test-runner` because it believes it to be a trojan. This can be worked around by excluding `E:` and [the folder containing the standalone e2e GUI test executable](../../gui/README.md) following this guide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-an-exclusion-to-windows-security-811816c0-4dfd-af4a-47e4-c301afe13b26.
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## Finishing setup
Now you are done! If the VM was configured correctly, `test-manager` will be able to run the test suite using the new OS image.