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Creating a Unified Write Filter exclusion for Cloud Agents

Question

How do I deploy a Cloud Agent to a device using Windows’ Unified Write Filter (UWF) feature?

Solution

Deploying a Cloud Agent on a device with UWF enabled requires adding specific folders to the UWF exclusion list.

To add the Agent to the exclusion list

• Log into the device as an Administrator
• Open the Command Prompt with Administrator privileges and execute the following commands:
  
  uwfmgr.exe file add-exclusion "%programdata%\PingPlotter 5"
  uwfmgr.exe file add-exclusion "%localappdata%\PingPlotter 5"
  uwfmgr.exe file add-exclusion "C:\Program Files (x86)\PingPlotter 5"
• Restart the device

If you need to create exclusions for multiple devices, it is possible to create a batch file with these commands to bulk-add exclusions. Instructions can be found here.

External Links

• UWF with Windows 10 Enterprise / Education
• UWF with Windows IoT Core
• UWF Exclusions
• uwf.exe commands
• Exclusions examples in Dell Wyse Windows 10 IoT
• Install UWF on a customized Windows image