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whitedavidp
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Wake Up From Sleep To Check For Updates?
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December 12, 2011, 12:37:22 AM »
I am using Avast 6 Free on a computer that is usually in sleep mode. I have an automatic scan set to run every other day and to wake up the computer if needed from sleep. I also have Avast configured to automatically check for updates every 1440 minutes (24 hours).
I note that on occasion (and I cannot quite figure it out), this computer is on when I think it should be asleep. I am wondering if Avast wakes up the computer from sleep to perform the update as it does for doing the scan.
I cannot find any documentation on this. Does anyone know? Thanks
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Re: Wake Up From Sleep To Check For Updates?
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December 12, 2011, 01:01:58 AM »
avast does NOT wake up the computer just to update.
Scanning is another thing. It should work, although, in some systems, it's known it's fail to wake up.
Better than a more expert programmer come here to help us.
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whitedavidp
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Re: Wake Up From Sleep To Check For Updates?
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December 12, 2011, 01:03:53 AM »
Thanks for the confirmation. I have no problems with Avast waking up my computer to scan. It must be something else causing the premature wake up.
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Re: Wake Up From Sleep To Check For Updates?
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December 12, 2011, 01:34:04 AM »
You're welcome.
Glad the scanning wake up is working for you
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ady4um
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December 12, 2011, 03:06:14 AM »
Maybe Windows Event Viewer could help?
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whitedavidp
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December 12, 2011, 03:42:12 AM »
Good idea. However I went there first. It is not clear that whatever it was is causing anything to be written to the event queue. Drats!
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