This policy setting allows you to define the number of consecutive scheduled scans that can be missed after which a catch-up scan will be forced. By default, the value of this setting is 2 consecutive scheduled scans.
If you enable this setting, a catch-up scan will occur after the specified number consecutive missed scheduled scans.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, a catch-up scan will occur after the 2 consecutive missed scheduled scans.
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan |
Value Name | MissedScheduledScanCountBeforeCatchup |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Enabled Value | 1 |
Disabled Value | 0 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan |
Value Name | MissedScheduledScanCountBeforeCatchup |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Default Value | 2 |
Min Value | 2 |
Max Value | 20 |