How to temporarily disable or turn off Sophos

Question

Is there a way to temporarily turn off or disable the program?

Also is there a way to allow certain apps to bypass being checked as it seems my computer is sluggish since installing sophos

Thanks

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Gowtham Mani · Answer

Hi Chris Ashurst, 
 You can find the details on how to add an exception on Windows and Mac in the following KBA. 
 Setting scan exceptions - Sophos Home .