Controlled folder access blocking important applications

Thank you for the partial answer. How can a user identify the program that Controlled Folder Access has blocked?

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Hello,

Controlled folder access is designed primarily to prevent ransomware from encrypting and taking your data hostage, but it also protects files from unwanted changes from other malicious programs. It's an opt-in feature, and when enabled, it uses a mechanism to intelligently track the apps (executable files, scripts, and DLLs) trying to make changes to files in the protected folders. Occasionally, an app that is safe to use will be identified as harmful. This happens because Microsoft wants to keep you safe and will sometimes err on the side of caution. You can add an app to the list of safe or allowed apps to prevent them from being blocked. Here's how:

• Select Start  > Settings .
• Choose Update & security  > Windows Defender.
• Select Open Windows Defender Security Center.
• Select Virus & threat protection, and then choose Virus & threat protection settings.
• Under Controlled folder access, turn it on or off.

Feel free to post back should you have further concerns.

The following programs/applications are being blocked by Controlled folder access

1 ddvdatacollector

2 osprofilecollector

3 runtimebroker

should I allow these apps through Controlled folder access?

Are these apps safe?