A scheduled task is a job scheduled to run at a specific time and frequency and run a specific command on the operational system.
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How to schedule a task for sleep/hibernate [duplicate]
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Is there any way to execute something when closing the laptop's lid?
I have a task that I want to run right before my computer sleeps or hibernates. Is there a way ...
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Automated Emailing Application [closed]
I'm looking for a solution that will enable me to automate/schedule an email to individuals listed on a CSV file. I want to be able to embed data fields from the CSV into the message. In other words, ...
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How can I open a URL on a schedule in the default browser?
I'm looking for a mechanism to open a single URL in the user's current default browser on a schedule/recurring basis.
I know that if I was writing .Net code to do this, I could simply do something ...
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How do I make a scheduled action in Windows XP?
I need to run MyProg.exe every 5 minutes. How do I do it?
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Windows Task Scheduler CPU utilization trigger
I'm attempting to kick off a piece of code I wrote when the CPU Usage reaches a specifiable percentage.
Can anyone direct me on how to accomplish this? Thus far I've tried using the task scheduler ...
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Will Windows Scheduled Tasks execute if the computer was off at the scheduled time?
If I schedule a task using windows task scheduler for, say, 2 minutes from now, and for some reason the computer is shut down 1 minute from now, and turned on 3 minutes from now, will the task that ...
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Windows task scheduler not running batch file on network drive
I have a batch file that I'd like to run with the Task Scheduler. Running the batch file manually works fine. If the batch file resides on the C:\ drive, task scheduler runs it fine, but if the ...
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Display Image With No Window
I have a scheduled task that runs on my user machines at startup that currently brings up a 'configuring your station' style message in a command prompt window that is replaced by a vbscript msgbox ...
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Windows Task Scheduler: Schedule task to run once every 10 seconds
In my windows, I want to schedule a windows service to start once every 10 seconds. I tried using the windows task scheduler but it only gives me an option to repeat the service daily, weekly and ...
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Scheduling an XP Weekly Task Without a Start Time
I need to schedule a backup task to run every week using the Windows XP Scheduler (Home Edition with SP 3).
I would like it to run every Saturday, but how can I make it not time-specific, so it will ...
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Scheduled backup of certain directories in Windows 7
I'm using Windows 7 and I need to schedule a daily backup that does the following:
The schedule needs to run daily at 7pm
The backup needs to generate a compressed archive of selected backup ...
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Scheduled Tasks Properties in PowerShell?
I am not sure how to do this in PowerShell, but I dont think it is supported.
For example:
$tasks = schtasks /query
Will store all the tasks into the variable $tasks
Example output:
Folder: ...
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Schedule tasks via shell in mac os x
I am writing some C++ code and would like that every 60 minutes, the code is "uploaded" to my external SVN repository. For doing this I just do "svn ci -m "some comment", but I want to do it ...
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Schedule powershell script with admin priviliges
I want to schedule a powershell script to run on my windows 7 system everyday with admin priviliges.
How do I do so?
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Outlook 2010 cheaper/free replacement
I am very pleased with Outlook 2010 but since I can't use it anymore I have two big options : buy it or search for a decent cheaper/free replacement.
What I need from that programa/suite is :
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Windows system idle condition
I'm looking that there are some tasks that are embedded with Windows that runs when system goes to idle state (such as Scheduled Defrag, System Restore, DefenderScan and RegistryBackup).
However, ...
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HP laptop (Windows 7 x64) turns itself on @11:30am every day
My HP laptop wakes up from sleep every day at 11:30am by itself. No tasks scheduled for that time (either user or Windows tasks).
No AV scans or updates scheduled for that time. Auto-defrag & ...
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Windows 7 Task Scheduler to start application in user session
When adding a new scheduled task, the application being launched will run in session 0, which means that the windows won't display. Is there any way to let Task Scheduler start the process in the user ...
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Run a scheduled task on a remote XP machine from Windows 7
This is very similar to the question asked here over at Stack Overflow:
The question and answer here works fine when trying to run a remote task on a Windows 7 machine FROM a Windows 7 machine, but ...
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Software to make scheduling easier
Overview
I have a set of duties I must schedule employees for. The duties recur weekly over a two-month period. There are a number of constraints that define a good schedule. (See below for ...
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Should I worry about Daylight saving time when planning to schedule backups?
So if there is a day:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
when we have to e.g.: set our clock back from 3am to 2am. Ok.
So if someone creates a cron job at 3am, ...
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Schedule programs to run as admin in the background
Is there a way I can schedule tasks to run on a Windows XP machine in the background with administrative rights?
For example if I want to run an anti-virus program at 3pm everyday with administrative ...
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Run task on reconnect to remote desktop (not login)
Is it possible to run a task when a user reconnects to a remote desktop session? Some software is running on a machine that cannot be run as service and must always run, but I also need to trigger ...
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How to pass an argument to a Windows Scheduled Task with spaces in it
I need to set up a Windows Scheduled Task. It accepts 1 parameter/argument which is a path and can contain spaces. My Scheduled task does not work - it "breaks" the parameter up at the first space.
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Windows Server 2008 - Scheduled Task Multiple Users
I am setting up a scheduled task on a Windows 2008 server to run a utility. I am able to do this without a problem with my user account, but no one else can access it when they login. I need to create ...
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Explore the steps to create & run scheduled task
I am newbie to Mac Mini. Can you explore the steps to schedule a task & how to run it. I am trying to schedule a software i.e. BucketCommander.jar, its a command line version of Bucket Explorer.
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Win XP Task Scheduler
Is it possible to run a task from the Windows XP Task Scheduler after 1 task is finished?
I have a list of programs that it should start up (program1.exe, program2.exe, program3.exe)
I would like it ...
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Calling nested batch files in Windows 2008 R2 task scheduler
I am trying to schedule a batch file in Windows 2008 R2 Server. My batch file internally calls two other batch files. I am trying to schedule this on hourly basis. The schedular calls my batch file ...
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Running python script on when user unlocks windows machine
I have a python script , which I want to run , when user unlocks the machine
ie; When users presses Cntl-Alt-Delete and enters username and password and logs in.
How can I do this ? . Is there any ...
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schtasks.exe - how to make System as task creator?
When using schtasks.exe, I can easily change "Run as" to be System (NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM), with /RU option.
But I want to see task creator (under creator in Scheduled Tasks folder) to be System as ...
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Using schtasks in interactive mode
How can I run schtasks.exe in interactive mode?
Like "at.... /interactive"?
I run it on Windows XP so there isn't the /IT option.
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Shutdown a locked XP Computer
I have a scheduled task that shuts down a Windows XP computer at 6:00pm every day using the following command:
shutdown.exe /s /t 600 /c "Windows will shutdown in 10 minutes. To cancel shutdown, ...
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Create a scheduled task in every language environment
I'm trying to add a scheduled task with
schtasks /create /tn bla /tn "c:\blabla.exe" /st 04:00:00 /sd 01/01/2011 /sc daily
this works on english Versions. But, when I try to fire that command on ...
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Example of using schtasks and at to schedule a weekly job, persisting between reboots?
Could anyone give me an example of how to use schtasks and at on Windows to schedule a weekly job?
In particular, I'd like to know how to make sure this job persists between server reboots, which ...
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Scheduled task running as SYSTEM - execute something as current user?
I have a scheduled task which runs a batch file which does some stuff. I want the batch file to kick off another batch file which runs in user space; i.e. %username% == the currently logged-in user, ...
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run app automatically upon reboot
My XP PC runs a scheduled task to reboot automatically every night (shutdown.exe). I need a specific app to startup automatically upon reboot. My problem is that the app doesn’t start until I type the ...
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scheduled task“shutdown.exe” to reboot PC.where do I enter parameters?
I would like to create a scheduled task to reboot my XP PC. I am trying to apply the instructions from the following link but http://www.winxptutor.com/schsd.htm , but I can not figure out where to ...
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Free app to run task of visiting a url
I need to run an .asp webpage on my site every 40 minutes.
Does anyone recommend a free web-based app that I can enter in my url and it will visit the url every 30 - 60 mins?
preferably one without ...
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Task Scheduler: Run whether user is logged in or not: not working
I have a Task scheduled to run in Windows server 2008 (start up notepad). It seems to work fine when "Run whether user is logged in or not" is not selected. however when I select it the the task no ...
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Send scheduled SMSs via Skype
I would like to send programmed SMSs via Skype. I mean, I write a list with SMSs to different people that says; a) send a 04:30 a SMS to Joe "Wake up please, we meet at 05.30!", and so. The first idea ...
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Run Windows batch file on schedule as non-Administrator user
I'm running Windows XP x64 SP2. I have a Windows batch file that with some Robocopy commands that I want to run on schedule. I created a scheduled task for it, running as a dedicated user (not the ...
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call ant script/java program once a file transfered in FTP
I have a folder on my windows 7 pc, that once a file was copied successful to my folder - I would like to invoke ant script/call java code that will accept the file name and location.
How can I do ...
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How do I specify “Run with highest privileges” in SchTasks?
When I use the GUI Task Scheduler, I can easily check the "Run with highest privileges" checkbox.
I found no such option in the SchTasks command line too, however.
Is there a way to do that from the ...
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What is the difference between /U and /RU in SchTasks?
SchTasks help describes both /U and /RU as "A value that specifies the user context under which the task runs"
What is the difference, then, between /U and /RU ?
What am I missing?
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Schtasks succeeds but application won't show up
I am trying to run Notepad.exe via Schtasks.
I first created a scheduled task, named "secheduledNotepad".
SUCCESS: The scheduled task
"secheduledNotepad" has successfully
been created.
Then ...
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What is the command line to schedule a task to be executed once and soon?
I know there is the at and schtasks.
But I couldn't figure out how to use them to execute a task soon and once.
I have read about a soon command, but there isn't such command in my Windows version.
I ...
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Vista - perform scheduled actions only if screen is not locked
Ok, here's the general idea of what I want to do.
After a certain time, I would like the computer to nag me to go to sleep. Maybe every five minutes or so. But I don't want the messages to pop up if ...
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Backup from ubuntu to windows
I'm having trouble finding some way to backup files from my ubuntu server to my windows 7 client. This is over the internet so I can't use robocopy or similar.
Does anyone know about a program or ...
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schedule a task to run every day within a time range?
How do I schedule a task to run once any time within a time range?
and also, just once in a day without specifying a time?
can windows task scheduler do it?
and specifically, if my computer is off ...
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Viewing boot time scheduled tasks?
Does windows provide any list to view scheduled tasks that will run on next restart?
