Randomize scheduled task times
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Value name: RandomizeScheduleTaskTimes
Enabled: RandomizeScheduleTaskTimes = 1
Disabled: RandomizeScheduleTaskTimes = 0
Description
This policy setting allows you to configure the randomization of the scheduled scan start time and the scheduled definition update start time. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, and did not set a randomization window in the Configure scheduled task time randomization window setting , then randomization will be added between 0-4 hours. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, and set a randomization window in the Configure scheduled task time randomization window setting, the configured randomization window will be used. If you disable this policy setting, but configured the scheduled task time randomization window, randomization will not be done.