This behavior is expected. To reschedule the AutoUpdate task to run without randomization:
- Click Start, Programs, McAfee, VirusScan Console.
- Double-click AutoUpdate and selectSelect Schedule.
- Verify that Enable has been selected.
- Click the Schedule tab and select Daily.
- Set the Start Time, then deselect Enable randomization.
- In the Schedule Task Daily section, leave the daily interval as 1.
- Click OK.
The task now runs at the specified time. If the task still fails to run at the specified time, follow the instructions below.
CAUTION: This article contains information about opening or modifying the registry.
- The following information is intended for System Administrators. Registry modifications are irreversible and could cause system failure if done incorrectly.
- Before proceeding, Technical Support strongly recommends that you back up your registry and understand the restore process. For more information, see the Microsoft Windows registry information for advanced users article.
- Do not run a REG file that is not confirmed to be a genuine registry import file.
Make sure that the settings are being applied to the task in the Windows registry.
- Click Start, Run, type regedit, then click OK.
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection\Tasks\{21221C11-A06D-4558-B833-98E8C7F6C4D2}
- In the right pane, locate and double-click the DWORD value bRandomizationEnabled and set the Value data to 0.
- Click OK, and exit Regedit.
