Specify the interval to run quick scans per day
- Policy ID
- Scan_QuickScanInterval
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Scan
Description
This policy setting allows you to specify an interval at which to perform a quick scan. The time value is represented as the number of hours between quick scans. Valid values range from 1 (every hour) to 24 (once per day). If set to zero, interval quick scans will not occur. By default, this setting is set to 0.
If you enable this setting, a quick scan will run at the interval specified.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, quick scan controlled by this config will not be run.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- QuickScanInterval-
- QuickScanIntervalREG_DWORD