{"id":4367,"date":"2026-06-08T17:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&p=4367"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:55:58","slug":"how-can-i-configure-elements-endpoint-protection-for-computers-to-scan-on-computer-startup-or-reboot","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-can-i-configure-elements-endpoint-protection-for-computers-to-scan-on-computer-startup-or-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I configure Elements Endpoint Protection for Computers to scan on computer startup or reboot?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

What rule do I need to configure to scan my computer on startup or reboot ?<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

On Elements Security Center profile, navigate to Automated Tasks :<\/p>\n

1. Navigate to Security Configurations > Profiles on the sidebar
2. Select the desired profile
3. Go to Automated tasks<\/strong>
4. Make sure to enable automated tasks
5. Click Add task<\/strong>
6. In the Type column, select either:<\/p>\n

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  1. "Quick Scan for Malware" which will scan the all folders except for compressed files<\/li>\n
  2. or "Scan for Malware in Folder" which you will have to specify a folder such as C:\\<\/li>\n
  3. Set "Schedule" to "Reboot"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What rule do I need to configure to scan my computer on startup or reboot ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[99],"class_list":["post-4367","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000012342","source_version":3,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-06-08 14:55:58","import_hash":"6d1c11474231bbfa3d048dc0c50ed44dddc58fc8","vanilla_article_id":32698,"vanilla_url":"https:\/\/community.withsecure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/32698-how-can-i-configure-elements-endpoint-protection-for-computers-to-scan-on-computer-startup-or-reboot","vanilla_kb_id":30,"vanilla_category_id":102,"machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":0,"reactions_helpful_no":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/4367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=4367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}