The following provides guidelines for optimizing server performance by managing antivirus software settings and scans to minimize impact on customer experience during operation.

  • We do not recommend using antivirus software on servers in automatic mode.

  1. If you want to use any antivirus, you should install the software and then disable it, for example  windows defender setting (Figure 1).

Antivirus mode on server

Figure 1

  1. You can run scans when you do not have customers. You can just choose any scan option and then click on "Scan now" (Figure 2).

Antivirus mode on server

Figure 2

  1. If you use automatic scan, it can start lagging when customers are playing.