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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emacs - repeat task max number of times
I need to schedule a task such that it repeats everyday, for a max number of days. If I don't do the task one day, the tasks should accrue, and not simply disappear. For instance, I need to finish a ...
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Running Network-Reliant Processes on Startup
I'm in charge of deploying and modifying a bit of in-house software that is meant to run on end-user workstations, which run either Windows 7 or XP SP3. The goal is to maximize the amount of time the ...
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Prevent scheduled task from running when system is locked
In Windows XP, I created a Scheduled Task to run every 15 minutes, and it is working perfectly fine. But I don't want the task to run when the computer is locked – CtrlAltDel.
Is there a way to ...
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How to trigger the windows task scheduler event when my computer's CPU is overrun over 30 minutes?
my computer's OS is windows 7, I would like to do this: when my computer's CPU is overrun over 30 minutes, it will trigger task scheduler's event which is send a email to my email account. I don't ...
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Only administrator account can run scheduled tasks
I am running Windows 2008 Server and I have set up a scheduled task that executes a SQL script from the command prompt. The script and command work completely fine.
I set this scheduled task to run ...
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Remotely managing Scheduled Tasks on another computer: Access Denied
I need to remotely create new scheduled tasks from a Windows 7 computer in my company (which according to this Microsoft TechNet article I should be able to do. ...
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Create Shedule Task for execute Powershell script immediately using Powershell
I need create schedule task programmatically using Powershell (PS remoting).
My task executes a powershell script (and other cases a script cmd) immediately.
$powershellcmd = (get-command ...
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Can a Windows scheduled task update itself and how would I do it?
Can a Windows scheduled task update itself and how would I do it? I'm using Windows Server 2008. I've seen some Powershell scripts that create tasks from xml; would this be the right approach?
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Scheduled logoff scripts
I wondered if it was possible to launch a logoff script only, for example, every friday. Can this task be scheduled in Active Directory or must I programm a scripts that adds and remove it every ...
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Windows Server Scheduled Tasks not running even though it says it is
If I run the batch file manually it works, but when the scheduled tasks runs it (which runs every ten minutes all day long), it never runs but it says it does, there is also no errors
Here is the ...
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Windows XP scheduled task not running at appointed time and triggering on login
I have a scheduled defrag task on my Windows XP machine to wake up the computer and run at 3:00am every day. Then I have two other scheduled tasks, one to reboot the machine after the Defrag at ...
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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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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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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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Windows 7: Using schtasks to run on a WinServer2003
I need to run several scheduled tasks remotely on a WinServer2003 machine. When my OS was WinXP-32 it worked quite fine with a command like "schtasks /run /s \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx /tn ScheduledTaskName".
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Scheduling a task before sleep in Windows 7 and hold off the sleep event until task runs
Note that this is different than the other questions I found (I did search), like: Is there any way to execute something when closing the laptop's lid?
I used the same trick of scheduling a task ...
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Cannot run scheduled task off network
I am trying to run a scheduled task (multiple ones) that access an EXE stored on a network drive. These tasks worked perfectly fine when stored locally.
I am using UNC to avoid mapped drive issues ...
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Scheduled task doesn't seem to work
I am trying to back up all the data from a cash register system every morning. I don't know if the user I'm running the task as will be logged in and I discovered that Windows XP doesn't actually ...
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Automated git pull on Windows 8 as system
I have installed msysgit for windows 8. I am attempting to automate a git pull every 5 minutes. I am using scheduled tasks to run a script I wrote. The schedule task's action is:
powershell ...
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Is there a way to schedule tasks in windows specifying a specific time zone?
I need to schedule several tasks to run, where each needs to run at a specific local time in a different city. For example, one job might need to run at 19:00 New York City, and another needs to run ...
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Windows 8 defrag schedule ambiguous
Windows 8 introduced a new dialog, called "Optimize Drivers", in which they have put a "Scheduled optimization" part.
We can now choose a schedule for the optimization, but it is unclear to me what ...
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No logfile when combining Robocopy with Task Scheduler
I am trying to create a .bat file with Robocopy and schedule it using Task Scheduler in Windows 7. The issue that I am having is with the creation of the log file. When I click on the .bat file, a log ...
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Idle state detection for server
Windows OS has a service that detects idle state. Details: Task Idle Conditions
The computer is considered idle if all the processors and all the disks were idle for more than 90% of the past 15 ...
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changing scheduled task user with same rights gives error result
We are successfully running scheduled tasks on a windows 2003 server.
The tasks are all executed batch files that are physically on a different server on the network.
We use a domain admin user (so ...
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Is it normal for scheduled task behaviour to differ from running the batch file manually?
I have a windows service that I need to stop and start every 30 minutes using a Windows Scheduled Task.
The service itself can be manually stopped via the Services management console (right-click -> ...
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What permissions are needed to run schtasks.exe on windows 2003 server
The help file for schtasks.exe reads:
SCHTASKS /parameter [arguments]
Description:
Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and
end scheduled tasks on a local or remote ...
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Scheduled task disappeared from the Task Library the next day
We have a Win7 Pro 32-bit system where we want to schedule a daily backup to run at 1pm. The task was created yesterday morning. It ran fine that afternoon. It didn't run today. When the Task ...
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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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Auto backup photos to network drive
My wife's ultrabook is getting full of pictures. I have a NAS that all our pictures are on. What I want to do is store EVERY picture on the NAS (easy) but keep all the photos from the last 12 months ...
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Scheduled Task in Server 2008 standard wont run automatically
I have a simple program that I want to run automatically(in this case at 7:30am). I have created the task and if I run it manually, right click the task and select Run, it works fine. When the task ...
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making windows scheduler run once a minute
So the task is setup to run "every 1 minute(s) from 12:00AM for 1 hour(s) every day, starting 4/15/2013". The last run time is 2:51:15PM and the current time is 3:00PM. So why isn't the task been ...
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Label taskeng.exe console windows
At my job, we use a lot of console applications to run various processes. We kick them off from the Task Scheduler on a regular and overlapping basis - at any time there could be anywhere from 3 to ...
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automatically execute command in command prompt when download is completed
I’m trying to develop a task scheduler that can create task in remote computer using internet. To do that I can send a .xml file to remote computer. What I need to do is auto import tasks to windows ...
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Schedule a task with `schtask` without password prompt
Using the schtasks commandline, prompts the user for the password even when running under admin privileges.
Is there a way to prevent this, i.e. create a task for the currently logged user without ...
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windows scheduled task and sending email of script output
How do we set up in the Windows Task Scheduler to send the output of a cygwin shell script on an email ?
We know how to set up a cron job of running the cygwin shell script but the sending email part ...
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Using sleep mode to trigger hybernate mode
I wanted to set up my computer so that if i put it in sleep for more then 20 min, it will go into hibernate mode automatically. My hope was to use some sort of event trigger on window's Event ...
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Windows Server 2008 SP2 Task Scheduler problems
I have a series of scheduled tasks that have been running fine until about 2 months ago. Now they seem to run sometimes, at the scheduled time, but not consistently. The tasks will run if I reboot ...
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Windows 7 Task Scheduler Run On Idle End
I want to run a task every time I sit down at my computer, so that I will effectively run the task once when the computer ceases to be idle. I can't see a way to do this. Any suggestions?
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Schedule power-on with ASUS P8H77-I?
Is it possible to have my box with an ASUS P8H77-I to automatically power on each sunday at 0:00 (for backup tasks)? I could not find such an option in the BIOS (or rather EFI).
[edit] nevermind, I ...
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Sending emails daily to a user from a list in Windows
I want to send a daily email to a specific email address each day (each day the address changes). Currently, I've hacked this together using Powershell, Task Scheduler, and sendEmail, but it's not ...
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Schedule task using xml file
I had created a Task Scheduler in Windows 7; which will run a batch file once in day using System Tools >> Task Scheduler >> Create new task. My task is running perfectly well on my computer.
I had ...
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Update Windows Defender schedule via command line or gpo?
I'm looking to find a way to update some Windows Defender settings via command line, gpo etc.
From my research it looks like windows defender creates a hidden scheduled task named 'MP Scheduled ...
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Open Task Properties without opening Task Scheduler
I frequently need to change the time on a task but the entire Task Scheduler app is kinda heavy and takes up time to open. Is there a way I can just open any of the two highlighted windows without ...
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Adobe Flash Player Updater Does Not update even when run manually
Errors 1226 1062 in FlashInstall.log
found in C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\MacroMed\Flash\
i have tried manually running the task and manually starting the service.
Service.msc says that the service started ...
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Unknown username or bad password on network drive mounted by SYSTEM user on a Scheduled Task
Freaking windows.
I've got this external USB drive to which I backup three different computers using a software called CrashPlan. Since I wanted to avoid having to carry the external drive around and ...
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Schedule bass boost in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, if you open the Sound settings, double click on Speakers-device (or any other device that supports it) and then go to the Enhancements tab you can control the bass along with some other ...
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Show the %username% for the logged in user in an elevated command prompt instead of elevated users %username%?
On a Windows Vista Business machine, I have Windows Task Scheduler task set to run everytime any user logs in. The task runs as a certain elevated admin user because the script is being executed from ...
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running a vbscript by schedule task as SYSTEM doesn't work, what to do?
I have little to no knowledge in VB, I made a script that uses telnet, connects to a remote server, authenticate and then closes. The script runs every 20 min', when I use my AD account credentials a ...
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Problem with running batch file as scheduled task
I am trying to setup my rsync script to run automatically. It uses a key file for authetnication so there is no issue of missin ginput or something.
I have user a.
In user a's profile live a batch ...
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Script for run script on vbs
Hello everybody I have a script on vbscript Dim WSHShell, WinDir, Value, wshProcEnv, fso, Spath
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim objFSO, objFileCopy
Dim strFilePath, strDestination
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