Policy
Specify the time for a daily quick scan
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting allows you to specify the time of day at which to perform a daily quick scan. The time value is represented as the number of minutes past midnight (00:00). For example, 120 (0x78) is equivalent to 02:00 AM. By default, this setting is set to disabled. The schedule is based on local time on the computer where the scan is executing. If you enable this setting, a daily quick scan will run at the time of day specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, daily quick scan controlled by this config will not be run.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Specify the time for a daily quick scan ID Scan_ScheduleQuickScantime | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan Value name ScheduleQuickScanTime Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 1440 |