docs: add tip about excluding pnpm in Microsoft Defender #684
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| On Windows, Microsoft Defender can significantly slow down installation of packages. You can add pnpm to Microsoft Defender's list | ||
| of excluded folders in a PowerShell window with administrator rights by executing: | ||
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| ```powershell | ||
| Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $(pnpm store path) | ||
| ``` |
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Just put this to the windows section as regular paragraph.
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Fair enough. I was unsure, since excluding pnpm from Microsoft Defender concerns all install methods and the Windows section is specific to installation via a pwsh command but I guess it's also quite visible as it's the first thing people see.
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This adds a little tip on the installation page with a quick way to add pnpm store to the list of excluded folders in Microsoft Defender, which can significantly speedup installation speeds, from 5+ minutes to just a few seconds.