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2 Start the windows Registry Editor and navigate to the following local machine key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\DesktopProtection\Tasks
3 Depending on whether you want to increase or lower the number of absolute file scan
threads, create one of the following DWORD registry settings:
• dwMaxThreadsNormal — For Normal system utilization
• dwMaxThreadsBelowNormal — For below normal system utilization
• dwMaxThreadsLow — For low system utilization
4 Modify the REG-DWORD data value to correspond to the system utilization listed in the
Scan thread setting table. For example, the following example adds a dwMaxThreadsNormal
key with a data value of 1 for a system with normal utilization.
NOTE: You might need to try different data value numbers with these setting to find the
best performance improvement for your system.
5 Save the registry changes.
6 From the VirusScan Console, right-click the Access Protection task and click Enable, to
reenable Access Protection.
Configuring Performance Improvements
Configuring on-demand scan file scan threads for best performance
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