From 95b3c018ce247f3780a727982db6b47b6ae33bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Sarens <56369685+kurtsarens@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:26:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md added the below note under "Start scheduled scans only when the endpoint is not in use": These scans will not honor the CPU throttling configuration and take full advantage of the resources available to complete the scan as fast as possible. --- .../scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md index a155de8626..8c3130a2e5 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/scheduled-catch-up-scans-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md @@ -109,10 +109,13 @@ See the following for more information and allowed parameters: -## Start scheduled scans only when the endpoint is not in use +## tart scheduled scans only when the endpoint is not in use You can set the scheduled scan to only occur when the endpoint is turned on but not in use with Group Policy, PowerShell, or WMI. +> [!NOTE] +> These scans will not honor the CPU throttling configuration and take full advantage of the resources available to complete the scan as fast as possible. + **Use Group Policy to schedule scans** Location | Setting | Description | Default setting (if not configured)