Uh, I did the exclusion via settings/ add an exclusion, both the file and the folder. Was there something else...???
Almost every post by @Razorsharp1 in the official MTK thread has the info about the needed exclusions
Speaking of defender ... Anyone else with a lan experience their routers going bonkers & lose connectivity when installing wip builds? Who or what is the culprit inside of 10, or is it a coinkidink ?