Scan profiles consist of one or more scanners and are used by PDQ Inventory to scan customized areas of your network without scanning every component. The use of different scan profiles can result in faster scanning since not all data is collected during every inventory scan.
You can use scan profiles to collect lots of data at once (for example, using the prebuilt Standard profile) or limited data (for example, using the prebuilt Computer Info profile). For details about prebuilt profiles, see Prebuilt Scan Profiles.
You can also create new scan profiles using custom groups of scanners or edit the prebuilt scan profiles. Scan profiles can be set to run on schedules or they can be initiated manually. To create and/or edit a scan profile, click Scan Profiles 
(or Options > Scan Profiles). For details, see Creating Scan Profiles. (Enterprise mode required to create and edit profiles.)
Prebuilt Scan Profiles
The following table describes the prebuilt scan profiles in PDQ Inventory.
Profile |
Included Scanners |
Description |
Active Directory (Enterprise mode required to scan AD Group information) Windows Task Schedules (Enterprise mode required to scan this information) |
Gathers all basic inventory data and is scheduled to scan when the previous Standard scan age reaches 7 days old. Also, this runs automatically on every new computer added to the database. Set as the default scan profile (initiate by pressing F6 for selected computers or Shift+F6 for collections). |
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Scans for installed applications and basic computer information. This does not contain a schedule trigger. |
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Gathers basic computer information only, such as name, current user, and operating system. This does not contain a schedule trigger. |
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Retrieves the mapped drives of logged-on users. |
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Gathers basic Windows Defender Information such as product version and signature version using the built-in cmdlet Get-MpComputerStatus found in the defender module. |
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Registry (Multiple instances, each configured for a specific registry key) |
Scans the registry for Windows Run and RunOnce keys. This does not contain a schedule trigger. |
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Scans for all .EXE files in the Windows\System32 directory. This does not contain a schedule trigger. |
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Scans the Firewall configuration settings for DomainProfile and StandardProfile. This does not contain a schedule trigger. |
Default Scan Profile
One scan profile is defined as the default profile (Standard initially) and is pinned to the top of the Scan menu(s). The default profile runs when new computers are added to the database or when a normal scan is initiated in the application (press F6 for selected computers or Shift+F6 for a collection). The default profile can be changed by clicking Scan Profiles (or Options > Scan Profiles). All scan profiles can be started manually using Scan > ProfileName on the toolbar or Computer > Scan Computers > ProfileName. For details about configuring scan profiles, see Creating Scan Profiles.
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