You're right about the simple-answer part. Thanks again to all for taking time to reply. Hope this will be a really simple solution.
Sometimes we think these "high tech" tools, have only high tech answers. Thanks to all - I am on travel now, but will change the scan time to a different time and/or set computer to wake up with Windows Task Scheduler. I prefer using the Windows Task Scheduler since it's already built into Windows to use for many purposes with unattended tasks. The options, as others have mentioned, are to start a scan when you know your PC will be idle, or use Windows to wake up the PC shortly before the scan is scheduled to begin. You're correct about 360 not waking up the PC before starting scans. I'm using Windows Task Scheduler to wake my PC a couple of minutes before the scheduled scan starts, then I have the "Sleep" option selected after the scan completes to put the PC's back to sleep. I'm running 360 with the scheduled Full Sys Scan at 2:00am on my Desktop & Laptop so our preferences are similar regarding unattended scans. Reveal anything helpful? I appreciate your insights. After going to "settings>antivirus>scan and risk>full system scan/configure, here is what I see on the Schedule tab: weekly 2:00 AM Saturday only at idle time (it would almost always be on idle at 2AM) only on AC Power (power is always connected) prevent standby (it would normally be on standby - or "asleep? - at the time that it should start the scan) and "stay on" (after scan complete). When I run a manual full system scan, it does so with apparent ease.ģ. Rapid reboot/rapid restart not on this computerĢ. Just in case you are wondering - The reason I full scan only every 30 days is because I have come to trust the Quick Scan and that is usually done multiple times a day and after definition updates.ġ. Of course when testing you could use shorter time frames - such as hours in lieu of days in the Specific Time Interval. An play with your Idle time and other settings to find something that meets your needs. You can change the frequency to Run at a Specific time interval (I use this option set for 30 days).
You can change your Windows Power Management settings to prevent Sleep/Hibernation which would tell you if the scheduled scan will work with Idle Tme selected. Now if that works, then you have several options as I see it. sure it makes no sense - but it will tell you if in fact it can be scheduled (you can always cancel it once it starts). I believe dick and dave are on the correct path - I would suggest you might change the setting to Daily and select a time that your system will be "awake" and also uncheck only at Idle Time.
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