Merged PR 13292: Added full scan behavior on battery.

Added full scan behavior on battery.
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Andrea Bichsel (Aquent LLC)
2018-12-10 19:29:49 +00:00

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.pagetype: security
ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.localizationpriority: medium
author: andreabichsel author: andreabichsel
ms.author: v-anbic ms.author: v-anbic
ms.date: 09/03/2018 ms.date: 12/10/2018
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# Configure scheduled quick or full Windows Defender Antivirus scans # Configure scheduled quick or full Windows Defender Antivirus scans
@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ To configure the Group Policy settings described in this topic:
6. Double-click the policy **Setting** as specified in the table below, and set the option to your desired configuration. Click **OK**, and repeat for any other settings. 6. Double-click the policy **Setting** as specified in the table below, and set the option to your desired configuration. Click **OK**, and repeat for any other settings.
Also see the [Manage when protection updates should be downloaded and applied](manage-protection-update-schedule-windows-defender-antivirus.md) and [Prevent or allow users to locally modify policy settings](configure-local-policy-overrides-windows-defender-antivirus.md) topics. Also see the [Manage when protection updates should be downloaded and applied](manage-protection-update-schedule-windows-defender-antivirus.md) and [Prevent or allow users to locally modify policy settings](configure-local-policy-overrides-windows-defender-antivirus.md) topics.
## Quick scan versus full scan and custom scan ## Quick scan versus full scan and custom scan
@ -66,6 +65,8 @@ A custom scan allows you to specify the files and folders to scan, such as a USB
Scheduled scans will run at the day and time you specify. You can use Group Policy, PowerShell, and WMI to configure scheduled scans. Scheduled scans will run at the day and time you specify. You can use Group Policy, PowerShell, and WMI to configure scheduled scans.
>[!NOTE]
>If a computer is unplugged and running on battery during a scheduled full scan, the scheduled scan will stop with event 1002, which states that the scan stopped before completion. Windows Defender Antivirus will run a full scan at the next scheduled time.
**Use Group Policy to schedule scans:** **Use Group Policy to schedule scans:**