Schedule doesn't work

[Guest]

I have had Automatic Scheduling setup to run a Quick Scan every day, but it
doesn't matter what time I set it to, it has NEVER performed a scheduled
scan. It works fine manually. I alwas have an icon in the system tray which
when opened says "You haven't scanned your computer in X days."
"We recommend that you schedule Windows Defender to scan your computer each
day."
Can anyone suggest a remedy for this problem?

 

[Guest]

Only thing I can think of is uninstall and reinstall......maybe something got
corrupted when you did the initial install.

 

[Guest]

Have you checked that your Schedule tasks is fonctioning ? as I had this
problem having never had use for it I had disabled it after installing
windows ! First check that your scan shows in shedule tasks if not go to
advanced section, I discovered it was a hidden task ! once I reset the
properties of the
scheduler in the general and connection section, and enabled the scheduler
all functioned.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Is the Windows Scheduled Tasks facility available on your system?

start, control panel, performance and maintenance, scheduled tasks

 

[Guest]

I think everything is working OK now. Task Scheduler wasn't running, so I now
set that to automatic. And the Windows Defender was also a Hidden task. It
now appears in the initial Task Scheduler list. Windows Defender also
performed a "missed" scan about 10-15 minutes after starting my PC.
Thanks to all.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

That all sounds normal.

The Windows Defender task is normally a hidden task--it should run whether
hidden or not.

10 minutes after the next login is what happens for a missed scan, by
several reports here.


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[Guest]

Hi TerryM

Search this forum group for "WD won't scan automatically" and follow the
instructions in that thread to set up a windows scheduled task (as the WD
scheduled one is known bug). Don't forget to unhide the windows task task etc
as per instructions and set your "run as" password.

Cheers
Jangles