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Microsoft.Policies.WindowsDefender• Machine

Specify the day of the week to run a scheduled scan

This policy setting allows you to specify the day of the week on which to perform a scheduled scan. The scan can also be configured to run every day or to never run at all. This setting can be configured with the following ordinal number values: (0x0) Every Day (0x1) Sunday (0x2) Monday (0x3) Tuesday (0x4) Wednesday (0x5) Thursday (0x6) Friday (0x7) Saturday (0x8) Never (default) If you enable this setting, a scheduled scan will run at the frequency specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, a scheduled scan will run at a default frequency.

Policy Details

Policy Name
Scan_ScheduleDay
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan
Value Name
ScheduleDay
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_MicrosoftDefenderAntivirus/Scan_ScheduleDay
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Specify the day of the week to run a scheduled scan

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 8 Never
  • 0 Every Day
  • 1 Sunday
  • 2 Monday
  • 3 Tuesday
  • 4 Wednesday
  • 5 Thursday
  • 6 Friday
  • 7 Saturday