When right clicking the little Norton Icon in right hand Taskbar, could there be an Option in the Popup to view if any Scans are in progress.

Also, if possble, to click on any 'Running' scan, to view it's progress window.

When I shut down the PC, it would then be a 'quick'  way of  checking to see if any scans are running.

If there is, then  I can choose whether to switch off there and then.

Or tick the box   "Shut down computer on completion", in the scan window and let the scan finish knowing I didn't have to go back to switch off. 

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boneidle wrote:
When I want to shut down my PC, I want a quick way to check if a scan is running, If NO, I shut down the PC myself. If YES, I tick box to let it to complete the scan and then it shuts down the PC automatically for me when it's finished. Opening up the Norton window and going that way seems unnecessarily to long winded.

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But when you move the mouse a little or push any key, Norton WILL STOP every background task, so no scan is running while you are going to the Start Menu and click on Shut down.
This way of program working is not allowing you to select what to stop or finish either, because while you are checking it (click on anything), it will stop the process. It is designed to run the background tasks only when the computer is in idle (when you are doing nothing on the PC), and no full screen window is open (like watching a film in full screen). When you do anything on the PC it runes no scan. So if you are not running a manual scan (what you can see, and kinda know when it will be finished) I think this option/function to check the background tasks is useless.
The other way I wrote in my earlier post is only for checking too what WAS running during the idle time, not for stop or select anything to finish. Plus if you want to run some of the background tasks manually (like Insight Optimizer), you can run it from there too, but that is again not an automated background task, it was run by you....

I understand what you are telling me, but could I put one scenario forward,

I have quite a few large drives and not a lot of idle time during week.

But I would like everything checked once a week.

So in 'Settings  --  Task Shedulling  --  Automatic Tasks', and I leave everything ticked.

Then in 'Shedulling' I select 'Weekly --  Fri  --  16:00 hrs.

Then on Fri at 17:00 hrs I could click icon, it could tell me an 'Idle time scan' is in progress'.

I then tick a box to 'Close when finished' and press enter.

My pc would then become idle and all tasks are done, and it switches off when finished.

The m/c is not left on 'till Mon. morning and all tasks completed.

 Without leaving m/c on all weekend.

I suppose all this will appear unnecessary to you, but thanks for listening/ reading, ( If you've got this far).

Suppose I'll have to let this go,

Just thought a quick right click, tick a box, and then a quick drink and let Norton shut it down when it's all tucked up.

 Have to wait now and see what gives

Thanks for time and patience.