# Thawed Period

Thawed Period tasks are scheduled to reboot the computer is in a Thawed state. A Thawed Period is useful for some applications that update automatically at regular intervals. A Thawed Period is also useful for administrators to schedule maintenance and make permanent changes to the computers. This may include installing new software, updating software, configuration changes, and other maintenance functions. A Thawed Period has a Start Time and an End Time.

The Thawed Period can be scheduled by completing the following steps:

1. Select *Thawed Period* from the *Task Type* drop-down and click *Add*.
2. The following options are displayed:
   * Name – Specify a name for the task.
   * Day – Select the day, or specify if the task will occur on Weekdays or Weekends.
   * Start – Select the Start Time.
   * End – Select the End Time. The minimum interval is 15 minutes.
   * Allow user to cancel task – Select the checkbox if the user is allowed to cancel the task before it starts.
   * Attempt to wake up locally – Select this option to wake up the computer locally without requiring any communication from the Deep Freeze Cloud Console.

     \
     Note that certain hardware profiles do not support this option. If this option is selected, but the computer hardware does not support it, the computer will not wake up automatically.
   * Shut down after task – Select the checkbox to shutdown the computer after the task.
   * Disable keyboard and mouse – Select the checkbox to disable keyboard and mouse during the task.
   * Show message – Select the checkbox to display a message on the computer *Before* and *During* the task. Specify the time interval in minutes and enter a brief message to be displayed before the task starts.
3. Click *OK*.

{% hint style="info" %}
The message *This computer will reboot in %d for Maintenance* is displayed in the *Message to be displayed before the task* field. This message can be edited. Add the word *minutes* in the message after %d to include the word minutes as part of the message.
{% endhint %}

To ensure that the virus definitions are applied permanently, schedule the virus definition update for your Anti-Virus program so that it starts after Deep Freeze successfully starts the Thawed Period task and ends before Deep Freeze ends the Thawed Period task. This ensures that the virus definitions downloaded and updated by the Anti-Virus program stay permanently on the system. Hence the system is fully protected by Anti-Virus and Deep Freeze.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Faronics Anti-Virus:** Faronics Anti-Virus works with Deep Freeze and does not require a Thawed Period task for updating virus definitions. Faronics Anti-Virus can update virus definitions even when the computers managed by Deep Freeze are in a Frozen state.

**Other Anti-Virus Programs:** All other Anti-Virus programs require scheduling a Thawed Period task to update virus definitions. Refer to your Anti-Virus program user guide for information on how the virus definitions are downloaded. Alternatively, virus definitions can be applied manually when the computers managed by Deep Freeze are in a Thawed state. You can also schedule a *no user intervention* install of your virus definitions through a Batch File Task.
{% endhint %}


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.faronics.com/deep-freeze-cloud/using-deep-freeze-cloud-console/deep-freeze-service/workstation-tasks-tab/thawed-period.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.