Scheduling tasks

You can schedule local system and custom tasks in the Application Console. You cannot schedule group tasks in the Application Console.

To schedule group tasks using the Administration Plug-in:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, expand the Managed devices node.
2. Select the group that the protected device belongs to.
3. In the results pane, select the Tasks tab.
4. Open the Properties: <Task name> window in one of the following ways:
   • Double-click the name of the task.
   • Open the context menu of the task name and select the Properties item.
5. Select the Schedule section.
6. In the Schedule settings block, select the Run by schedule check box.

   Fields with schedule settings for the On-Demand Scan and Update tasks are unavailable if scheduling of these tasks is blocked by a Kaspersky Security Center policy.

7. Configure schedule settings in accordance with your requirements. To do this, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Frequency list, select one of the following values:
      • Hourly, if you want the task to run at intervals of a specified number of hours; specify the number of hours in the Every <number> hour(s) field.
      • Daily, if you want the task to run at intervals of a specified number of days; specify the number of days in the Every <number> day(s) field.
      • Weekly, if you want the task to run at intervals of a specified number of weeks; specify the number of weeks in the Every <number> week(s) field. Specify the days of the week to start the task (by default tasks run on Mondays).
      • At application launch, if you want the task to run every time Kaspersky Security for Windows Server starts.
      • After application database update, if you want the task to run after every update of the application databases.
   2. Specify the time for the first task start in the Start time field.
   3. In the Start date field, specify the date when the schedule starts.

      After you have scheduled the start time, date and frequency of the task, you can view the estimated time for the next start.

      Go to the Schedule tab and open the Task settings window. In the Next start field in the top of the window you can see the estimated start time. Each time you open the window, this estimated start time is updated and displayed.

      The Next start field displays the Blocked by policy value if Kaspersky Security Center policy settings prohibit scheduled local system tasks from starting.

8. Use the Advanced tab to configure the following schedule settings in accordance with your requirements.
   • In the Task stop settings section:
     1. Select the Duration check box and, in the fields to the right, enter the maximum number of hours and minutes of task execution.
     2. Select the Pause from check box and, in the fields to the right, enter the start and end values of a time interval under 24 hours during which task execution will be paused.
   • In the Advanced settings section:
     1. Select the Cancel schedule from check box and specify the date from which the schedule will cease to apply.
     2. Select the Run skipped tasks check box to enable the start of skipped tasks.
     3. Select the Randomize the task start time within the interval of check box and specify a value in minutes.
9. Click OK.
10. Click the Apply button to save the task start settings.

If you want to configure application settings for a single task using Kaspersky Security Center, see section "Configuring local tasks in the Application settings window of the Kaspersky Security Center".