Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 81

About the Norton Tasks
Monitoring your system's performance
To turn on Idle Time Optimizer
1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click
Settings.
2 In the Settings window, click the General tab.
3 In the left pane, click Norton Tasks.
4 In the Idle Time Optimizer row, move the On/Off
switch to the left to the On position.
5 Click Apply, and then click OK.
The Norton Tasks window provides an interface where
you can view and monitor all Norton-specific
background tasks. Norton AntiVirus runs most of the
background tasks when your computer is idle. The
Norton Tasks window provides the details of the
background tasks that Norton AntiVirus performs.
The details include things such as:
The name of the Norton task
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You can use the icon that appears before the name
of a background job to start or stop a background
task. You can start or stop a background task at any
time.
The timestamp of the Norton task
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You can view details such as the date on which the
background job last ran and the time. These details
help you decide whether to start a background task
or wait for Norton AntiVirus to run the job during
idle time.
The duration of the Norton task
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You can view the length of time that a Norton task
ran the last time. The details also help you
determine the length of time a background task
takes to complete if you start it.
The background task has run during idle time or
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This detail helps you determine if a task has already
run during idle time or you should run it.
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