ExcludeWindowsSoftwareProcessDirectory

IT Asset Management (Cloud)

Command line | Registry

ExcludeWindowsSoftwareProcessDirectory allows administrators to define directory paths whose running processes should be excluded from process inventory reporting by the FlexNet Inventory Agent on Windows systems.

This preference accepts a string containing one or more directory patterns, with support for wildcards. Any process executing from a matching directory will be excluded from file evidence collection. This is particularly useful for omitting system directories or other non-relevant paths, helping reduce inventory noise and focus on meaningful software activity.

By default, processes running from directories matching *\windows\* are excluded. Administrators can customize this list to include or exclude additional directories as needed.

Values

Values / range

String

Default value

*\\windows\\*;

Example value

*\\windows\\system32*;

Command line

Tool

Inventory agent (ndtrack)

Example

-o ExcludeWindowsSoftwareProcessDirectory="*\\windows\\*;"

Registry

Installed by

Installation of FlexNet Inventory Agent, or manual configuration.

Computer preference

[Registry]\ManageSoft\Tracker\CurrentVersion in the config.ini or ndtrack.ini file:

[ManageSoft\Tracker\CurrentVersion] 
-o ExcludeWindowsSoftwareProcessDirectory="*\\windows\\*;"