Recent content by DesertFrank

Boooooya!!!:) It really worked. I didn't mean to post power consumption pic at the end but this is awesome. I'm trying to see what actually changed things but for right now my computer seems set. Auto Maintenenance ran at 3:15 AM today while laptop was plugged in and on sleep mode. 3:17 AM...

To require or not to require:think:

Here are my power options. Should I allow Auto Maintenance to access my computer without a password? I understand by a few sources that I need to NOT log out when putting to sleep or shutting down in order to enable Auto M to do its thing.

Thanks for your input. In my reading and viewing Youtube on the Internet I understand that I need to stay logged in to my laptop. One writer and another Youtube video said that if I shutdown the laptop, I need to stay logged in. Is that true? I have been logging out to sleep or to shut down...

Yesterday, Auto Maintenance had 4 activities logged when I went to Control Panel and Checked Action Center. It ran at 3:17 AM, 3:34 AM, 7:31 AM, and 5:59 PM. Is this normal? Can anyone here verify there run times. Does anyone actually have Auto Maintenance set to 3:00 AM default and actually...

Please see my results for this morning.

Well, mixed results. I woke up at 3 this morning to watch laptop Auto Maintenance activity. Laptop plugged in and in sleep mode. At 3:02 the screen showed color for the first time. The log-on screen was visible. It quickly went back to dark and things were seemingly done. I went in control...

Hey, things seem to have worked. I deleted new trigger and action and the task for Windows Defender is back to its original state. Whew! Thanks:D I will post back tomorrow if all goes well.

Windows Defender to Scan on a Shedule Shawn, although your article was very well done and helpful to most, I now realize that Automatic Maintenance already does a Quick Scan at 3:00 AM. I created a detailed task setting up Triggers, Actions and such for it take wake at 2:00 AM to do a Quick...

I have set Defender to do a quick scan in task scheduler for 1 AM. Auto Maintenance is set for 3 AM. I got up this morning to check Defender to verify the newly created quick scan and it was successful but stated it ran at 3 AM. Since I have allowed system to 'wake up' from sleep to do the...

This forum is awesome! Updated from website and the Quick Scan worked. I have not done Full Scan yet but I'm thrilled!!!! Should I do Full Scan weekly or monthly? I am set to automatic (I checked SERVICES). Can I still run manually? I believe Defender allows us to manually run Quick and...

I am having the same problem when I attempt a Quick Scan and for the first time Full Scan. The error messages and warning boxes are the same as the ones previously posted.