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Can I stop automatic shutdown from terminating running applications?
I have used a power option to hibernate/shutdown my desktop after (say) 2 hours. This works correctly so that the system does not shutdown automatically when I am running interactive applications, .
At least one scheduled weekly task (McAfee virus scan) can take many hours and I normally run it overnight. But when it is the only task running, the PC hibernates (apparently after the prescribed interval) even though the application is still running.
I do not want to change my power settings to prevent automatic hibernation completely or to lengthen the interval meaninglessly. So:
- Is there any other way to ensure that the virus scan is allowed to complete before the system hibernates?
- During a scheduled scan, McAfee has an option to run "in the background". Would cancelling that optionhave the desired effect?