compile time issueshttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/129028/compile-time-issuesHi if I am not wrong: no where on dev academy it says: add all the folders of - your tool chain - you private zephyr project to windows defender exclusion folders. Otherwise compilation might (only some times) take 3 minutes instead of ~20 secondsen-USTelligent Community 13Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:09:38 GMTRE: compile time issueshttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/570560?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:09:38 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:dbd61db5-c9b8-4fe2-b260-42181019b537H&#229;kon Alseth<p>Hi,</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, it is true that windows defender is not great with scanning multiple files/objects; thus it will take some time on the first run.</p> <p>Thank you for the feedback, I will forward your suggestion to the dev academy team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I wish you a wonderful day!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Håkon</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>