Excluding Files from the Encryption List
2/9/2009
To exclude a file from being encrypted when device encryption is turned on, you must add it to an exclusion list. You use the Exclude files from device encryption Group Policy setting to specify the path of the file or group of files that you want to add to the list. For more information about how to specify a file or group of files, see Adding Files to the Encryption List.
To exclude a file from the encryption list
In the Group Policy Management Console, expand Group Policy Objects and then locate the target GPO.
Right-click the GPO and then select Edit.
In the Group Policy Object Editor, expand Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Mobile Settings and select File Encryption.
In the details pane, right-click Exclude files from device encryption, and select Properties.
In the dialog box, on the Setting tab, choose Enabled, and then choose Show.
In the Show Contents dialog box, choose Add.
In the Add Item dialog box, in the Enter the name of the item to be added box, type the file name, or the path of the file or group of files, and then in the Enter the value of the item to be added box, type the description, if any.
Choose OK. In the Show Contents dialog box, the file name or the path of the file or group of files will appear in the Value Name box and the description will appear in the Value box.
Choose OK two times to finish the procedure and close the program.