Users Guide

Notifications on taskbar or Windows Actions Center
Depending on the type of operating system installed on your system, SupportAssist displays the notifications on the taskbar or
in the Windows Action Center.
● On Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1, the notifications are displayed on the taskbar.
● On Microsoft Windows 10, the notifications are displayed in the Windows Action Center.
The following table provides a summary of the types of notifications that are displayed on the taskbar or in the Windows Action
Center:
Table 4. Taskbar or Windows Action Center notifications
When the notification displays Action
During a scheduled scan, an urgent driver or recommended
update is detected
Click the notification to see the driver details page. For
instructions to install driver updates, see Install driver updates.
Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are detected during a
manually initiated scan or a scheduled scan
Click the notification to review and remove the PUPs that
were detected during the scan. For instructions to remove the
PUPs, see Remove potentially unwanted programs.
Virus or malware are detected during a manually initiated scan
or a scheduled scan
Click the notification to see the details of the virus or malware
that were detected during the scan.
Scheduled scans
Depending on the interval set by your IT administrator, SupportAssist automatically initiates a scan on your system to detect
driver updates, hardware issues, and the required system optimizations.
Before the scan, a message is displayed to confirm if you want SupportAssist to run the scan. If you do not want SupportAssist
to run the scan, click Run Later to defer the scan. When you defer the scan, SupportAssist performs the scan after 24 hours.
You can defer the scheduled three times. When you defer the schedule scan for the third time, SupportAssist automatically
performs the scan at the next scheduled time.
NOTE:
SupportAssist performs a scheduled scan only when the system battery is sufficiently charged or if the system is
connected to an electrical outlet and is not in use during the start of the scheduled scan.
If an urgent driver update, virus or malware is detected during the scan, a notification is displayed. The type of notification
depends on the operating system. For information about the types of notifications that are displayed by SupportAssist, see
Notifications.
If a hardware issue is detected during the scan, a support request is automatically created.
If enabled by your IT administrator, SupportAssist automatically optimizes your system after the scan.
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