Schedule security and performance scans

Use the Task Scheduling settings to have your Norton product examine your system automatically for security and performance issues. You can specify when and how often your Norton product needs to perform those examinations.

You have the following options for scheduling security and performance scans:

Your computer's performance is maximized if you schedule your critical operations to occur when your computer is idle. When you schedule your scans weekly or monthly and check the Run only at idle time option, your Norton product scans your computer when it is idle. We recommend that you check Run only at idle time to experience better performance of your computer.

Schedule security and performance scans

1. Open your Norton device security product.

   If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

2. In the Norton product main window, click Settings.

3. In the Settings window, click Tasks Scheduling.

4. On the Scheduling tab, under Schedule, select an option.

   When you click Weekly or Monthly, you must select the time and day to run the automatic tasks. You also have the option of specifying that the automatic tasks must run only when the PC is idle.

5. Click Apply, and then click Close.

Need more help?

• Turn on or turn off automatic tasks

• Run Norton scans to check for threats on your PC