Enabling and disabling performance features of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows

You can enable or disable the following performance features of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows:

• Pausing the running scheduled tasks and freeing up operating system resources for user applications when the CPU load increases.
• Background scan.

  The background scan mode of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows does not display notifications for the user. This scan requires less computer resources than other types of scans (such as a full scan). In this mode, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows scans startup objects, the boot sector, system memory, and the system partition.

• Postpone scheduled tasks while running on battery power.

To enable or disable performance features of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows:

1. Open Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Management Console.
2. Select the Security management → Security profiles section.

   The Security profiles section contains a list of security profiles configured in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud.

3. In the list, select the security profile for the devices on which you want to configure performance of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows.
4. Click the link with the profile name to open the security profile properties window.

   The security profile properties window displays settings available for all devices.

5. In the Windows group, select Advanced → Performance.
6. Do any of the following:
   • To enable or disable the freeing up of operating system resources by Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, set the toggle switch to Free up resources for other applications is enabled or Free up resources for other applications is disabled, respectively.

     By default, this feature is enabled.

   • To enable or disable background scan, set the toggle switch to Background scan is enabled or Background scan is disabled, respectively.

     By default, this feature is enabled.

   • To enable or disable the postponement of scheduled tasks while the device is running on battery power, set the toggle switch to Postpone scheduled tasks while running on battery power is enabled or Postpone scheduled tasks while running on battery power is disabled, respectively.

     When this feature is enabled and the device is running on battery power, the following tasks are not run even if scheduled:

     • Update of anti-malware databases.
     • Full scan.
     • IoC scan.
     • Other tasks configured by the users in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows on their devices.

     By default, this feature is enabled.

7. Click the Save button.

The performance features of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows are configured.

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