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Setting up an antivirus program

Windows comes pre-installed with Microsoft Defender, which uncompromisingly removes all mining utilities. It is so efficient at what it does that it can sometimes eliminate executables even after a successful installation. It is enough just to start mining cryptocurrency.

If the user installs NiceHash for the first time and is unable to start the farm, then first you need to deactivate the built-in antivirus. This will require:

1. Open the “Windows Security” tab.
2. In the “Virus and Threat Protection” section, click on the “Manage Settings” button.
3. Move the slider opposite “Real-time protection”.

Now the miner will be able to install the software. After it is necessary to add the software to the exceptions. Thanks to this, antiviruses will stop attacking NHM, and the user will not encounter the fact that there are no files from the last initialization of the miners. Further actions:

1. Open “Windows Security”.
2. Go to the “Manage Settings” menu.
3. At the bottom, click on “Add or remove exceptions”.
4. Click on “Add Exception” and specify the path to the folder – for example, C:/Users/71665/AppData/Local/Programs/NiceHashMiner.

Uninstalling an antivirus

On forums, you can often find discussions in which they urge you to give up protection. However, due to the emergence of viruses that can infect farms and discreetly change wallet addresses, this is not recommended. Advantages and disadvantages of antivirus programs can be seen in the table.

If you completely abandon antivirus, you need to close direct access to the Internet, block all ports except the one used for mining. Also, you should not install unfamiliar software, since malware may be embedded in it.

Recovering false positives

Security programs can misidentify safe software as a threat. Utilities that are blocked by mistake are called false positive files.

If a person is already using a miner that was unexpectedly deleted, it is worth restoring the data after setting up Defender, so as not to reload it.

Instructions:

1. Open “Protection from viruses and threats”.
2. In the “Protection Log” window, find the NiceHash Miner report.
3. Click on the “Actions” button and then click on “Allow”.
4. Restore the documents folder.

How to save NiceHash Miner settings when upgrading

After reloading the NHM version, miners often have their settings reset. To eliminate this problem, you need to perform a data transfer to the new version of the software. Instructions:

1. Connect to the rig through the Remmina client.
2. Stop cryptocurrency mining on all devices.
3. Click on the notification about the appearance of the new version and download the archive.
4. When the system error message appears, click on Exit.
5. Download the archive from GitHub, where you can find an extended version of the software.
6. Unzip the files and copy the update number to the nhm_windows_ folder.
7. The folder with the previous version should be renamed, adding the “.old” prefix to it.
8. Run NiceHash Miner as administrator.
9. Sign the license agreement, select the Russian language.
10. In the “Warning!” window, click “Yes” and then click “Run”.
11. Configure the launch of the software without a request and wait for the download of data.

Opening the parameters of the software, the user will see that all settings are saved. On forums there are statements that this method does not always help. It is recommended to write down the parameters in order to launch farms faster after the update.

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