%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\ %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Lync Please note that some antivirus programs may need absolute, not relative paths, for their exclusion list. For any locations for which you did not use the default, exclude the locations you specified for your installation instead of the default locations specified in this writing. To ensure that the antivirus scanner does not interfere with the operation of Skype for Business (SfB) clients, customers should exclude client tracing/profile directories, and the Office installation directories on each workstation on which you run a file-level antivirus scanner.įolder and file locations listed below are the default locations for various client installations. These issues include but are not limited to downloading the address book, response problems when performing various tasks, or outright crashes. Microsoft has found that some client-side issues can arise because of anti-virus interference with normal operations. First published on TECHNET on Feb 06, 2018