User`s guide

2. Click the User Mode / Autopilot switch on the upper toolbar. When the switch
is on the User Mode position, the Autopilot is off.
As long as the Autopilot is on, the Bitdefender icon in the system tray changes to
.
Important
While the Autopilot is on, modifying any of the settings it manages will result in it
being turned off.
To see a history of actions performed by Bitdefender while Autopilot was engaged,
open the Events window.
5.5. Game Mode and Laptop Mode
Some computer activities, such as games or presentations, require increased system
responsiveness and performance, and no interruptions. When your laptop is running
on battery power, it is best that unnecessary operations, which consume additional
power, be postponed until the laptop is connected back to A/C power.
To adapt to these particular situations, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 includes two
special operation modes:
● Game Mode
● Laptop Mode
5.5.1. Game Mode
Game Mode temporarily modifies protection settings so as to minimize their impact
on system performance. The following settings are applied when Game Mode is on:
● All Bitdefender alerts and pop-ups are disabled.
● On-access scanning is set to the Permissive protection level.
● Autoscan is turned off. Autoscan finds and uses time-slices when system resource
usage falls below a certain threshold to perform recurring scans of the entire
system.
● Auto Update is turned off.
● The Bitdefender toolbar in your web browser is disabled when you play
browser-based online games.
While in Game Mode, the Bitdefender icon in the system tray changes to .
Using Game Mode
By default, Bitdefender automatically enters Game Mode when you start a game
from the Bitdefender's list of known games or when an application goes to full
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