Can we create/run the Task scheduler via Intune on devices to run Quick or Full Antivirus scan on devices everyday like a periodic scan so that those devices and Antivirus definitions are up-to-date and working as expected?

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Can we create/run the Task scheduler via Intune on devices to run Quick or Full Antivirus scan on devices everyday like a periodic scan so that those devices and Antivirus definitions are up-to-date and working as expected?

Answer 1

@Vinod Survase, Thanks for posting in Q&A. For Quick or Full Antivirus scans, you can set up regular, scheduled antivirus scans on devices using Microsoft Defender Antivirus. When you schedule a scan, you can specify the type of scan, when the scan should occur, and if the scan should occur after a protection update or when a device isn't being used. You can also set up special scans to complete remediation actions if needed. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is mainly for such. Here is a link with more details for the refence:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans?view=o365-worldwide

Therefore, we recommend you use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to do this.

However, if you still want Intune to do this, my thought is you need to firstly create the task scheduler which ca do Quick or Full Antivirus scans on one windows device, export the xml, write PowerShell script and then deploy it via Intune win32. Here is a link list an example to deploy task scheduler via Intune for your reference:

https://credibledev.com/how-to-deploy-a-scheduled-task-in-intune/

Note: non-Microsoft link, just for the reference.

Hope the above information can help.

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