Windows 10, How do I set Windows Defender's scan schedule?

I agree that MS has definitely changed its support in telling us how we have to use a computer they would like us to do and is not helping us to use a computer like we are used in the past.

I installed Linux next to W10 and have to say: what  a difference in getting control back. 

Above sample shows this clearly: W10 cannot start automatically Defender after next boot if the computer was power switched off at 03:00h.

HEY not all of us keep normal hours, so QUIT SAYING IT SHOULDN'T BE MESSED WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Prime time for my computer usage is midnight to 4 am so needing to change the default time should be a **** load more accessible than what it is in windows 10

so please keep your opinions of what should and shouldn't be messed with to yourself and answer the freakin question!

I don’t work for Microsoft – I’m just a volunteer who’s trying to provide workarounds for some of the common Windows Defender issues, and also some documentation that Microsoft neglected to provide. The new Defender has been totally revamped – and the biggest change is that real-time protection now uses a kernel-mode filter driver (just like MSE) that continuously monitors file system activity and has you covered for any active malware that Windows Defender has a signature for. Now that we have full-powered real-time protection (on-access), the priority assigned to on-demand scans is greatly diminished, and the automatic Defender scan should really be considered optional, just like the MSE scheduled scan is – even though you can’t just switch the Automatic Maintenance scan off in the UI like you can with the MSE scheduled scan.  

The problem with Windows Defender is that it just doesn’t seem to have as many signatures as the third-party AV apps, so we see that its file detection and real-world protection scores (AV Comparatives) are still subpar. So people who are using Defender should really be more concerned with periodically running some of the free third-party on-demand scanners. This is actually a more effective security strategy, because the third-party online scanners and malware-removal tools have better detection rates, and they can potentially detect active malware that Windows Defender is missing, where Defender’s own on-demand scans could only find archived (dormant) malware or inactive remnants .

These are the malware-removal tools that I generally recommend:

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool:

http://www.kaspersky.com/antivirus-removal-tool?form=1

Emsisoft Emergency Kit:

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (free version only):

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

Eset Online Scanner:

http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/

And there’s a longer list of trusted third-party on-demand scanners here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/407147/answers-to-common-security-questions-best-practices/?p=2413189

GreginMich

That's a lot of (for me) complicated stuff to replicate what used to work very well under the previous Defender - namely an option to say run a scan at x time or if missed next time the laptop is on. I have gone old school and put a entry in my calendar to remind to manually scan!  As I understand it the scan you describe above requires me to remove password protection which seems counter intuitive for a security product.  I previously thought Defender was a 10 out of 10 product but with this flaw that it cant run an Automatic Scan if you use your device but only if you don't use it when switched on its much less secure.  As I said before my laptop has gone weeks without running a scan because of this before I realised this simple functionality had been removed under W10.

I assume Microsoft (do you work for Miscrosoft? is that what an Insider is?) are aware of this flaw but have chosen not to fix it as they expect their users to work a certain way i.e. leave their devices on when not in use? Is it because tablets and phones are always on and they see this as the core market for W10 not laptop and PC?  

Thanks for the response.