Shutdown computer after scheduled scan?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi everyone,

I have the avast! professional edition, which is supposed to be able to schedule scans at a specified time. While I’m able to find that option, I can’t see to find something which would make it shutdown the computer when the scan is finished. Does anyone know how to do that?

Thanks again.

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Seems to be in the main menu if the Enhanced User Interface, see image.

I use the Home version so I can’t confirm this.

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I found that option too, however it can only be selected while a scan is running. I want to be able to shutdown the computer after a scheduled scan… which is what I can’t seem to figure out.

Thanks again.

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i had the same question long time ago, but, i only downloaded a program that do the action instead of avast!

this is an idea… or a suggestion

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Yea, but I don’t know WHEN the scan will stop so I can’t really schedule it (unless I set it to like 3+ hours later, but then the comp might be idling for a long time).

I know some programs can shutdown on CPU idle, but since this is a scheduled scan, it would have to launch AFTER the scheduled scan started.

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You will have to investigate the task schedule in avast as that has a number of options, I don’t know the shutdown after a scan is one of them. Since it is available elsewhere, I would have though it would be available.

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No, I’m afraid such option is not available.

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Ya, I thought so too.

igor, do you know if there’s any chance this could be included in further versions, and/or if there is a workaround for now? Thanks.