Should I

[Psybbo]

Should I leave my laptop on overnight to do a full scan

[HowardKennitby]

Does it need a full scan urgently?

[Psybbo]

seem to howard

[Prudie]

Does it matter? I never shut my laptop down unless I'm going on holiday.

[sandyRoe]

Would it not be safer to do that during the day in case it overheated?

[tonyav]

Don't think it would do any harm would it.

[HowardKennitby]

I don't know about laptops but I never run my desktop overnight.

[boxtops]

I shu mine down every time I've finished with it - why leave it on, drains the power?

[Smowball]

Same as boxtops

[askyourgran]

I always shut down overnight just in case it gets hot or something. Put it on first thing in the morning. My last full scan was 2 and a bit hours.

[ChuckFickens]

There's no problem leaving it on overnight, although on the default settings for most computers it would probably go onto standby after an hour or so.

[Prudie]

But with the lid down it goes to sleep anyway

[ChuckFickens]

Not if you set the power saving options to do nothing when the lids shut.

[craft1948]

I do a full scan during the day, it doesn't stop you using the PC.....

[methyl]

Yes, you should leave your laptop on and let it complete a full scan.
Just make sure that the laptop is running on mains power (not battery) and that it is on a hard flat surface with nothing obstructing the ventilation.

Ps. I find a kitchen worktop protector made of glass and on little raised feet just perfect for leaving a laptop running unattended.
A sofa or table with a tablecloth is unsuitable.

[Psybbo]

My apologies for not returning to this post and thank you all for helping.

[boxtops]

we close down both desktop and laptop when we go to bed - there is no need to leave them running, I'd worry about the laptop overheating.