Shadow Defender v1.5.0

Shadow Defender redirects all writes on a protected volume into a virtual overlay, so installed software, downloaded files and malware disappear when the machine restarts. Selected files and folders can be excluded from the overlay and kept permanently.

The small pre-activated build adds password protection, per-volume shadow mode, a command-line interface and an exclusion list for folders that must survive a restart. It runs as a background service on all current Windows editions.

What's inside

• Redirects all writes into a virtual overlay
• Shadow mode for a single volume or the whole system
• Exclusion list for files that must persist
• Password protection and hotkeys
• Command-line interface for automation
• Negligible disk footprint

How to install

1. Unpack the archive
2. Run the installer
3. Launch the app and select volumes to protect
4. Enable shadow mode and restart if prompted

System requirements

Windows 7/8/10/11 x86/x64