Questions tagged [task-scheduler]
Task scheduler is a component in Windows that, like the unix cron daemon, allows scripts to be run at defined times.
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Task scheduler vs shell:Startup
Is creating a task on the task scheduler to run a particular application/script at a startup good or should use shell:startup?
I have an old unused computer, am planning to use it to run some python ...
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Task Scheduler runs the task but does not execute PowerShell script
Just as the question states.
I am trying to schedule a PowerShell script to run every hour using the Task Scheduler on Windows Server 2012R2. This is a remote server.
The Task Scheduler runs the task ...
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Task Scheduler: Task Never Reaches Completion despite finishing all its jobs
Running a batch file through the Task Scheduler
Its running fine, completes everything expected
Then continues to run without end for no reason
Batch File contains:
-> "C:{PATH}\bin\runapp.cmd&...
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Execute Python script in Windows Task Scheduler
I have a Python script which is running in Windows Task Scheduler. The script contains some print commands so that when it run from PyCharm, I can see the print in the console. However, I can't see ...
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Why is some process always launched at startup of my Windows-10 PC? [duplicate]
I have a program, called "Product Server.exe", being launched when I (re)start my Windows-10 computer.
Launching MsConfig brings me to the task manager, where the "Startup" tab ...
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Make windows go to sleep after waking for and running a task
So, I put my Windows computer to sleep whenever I am not using it. So I want it to wake up, run a task, and then go back to sleep when it finishes. The primary example of wanting this is with when ...
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How to make Task Scheduler open a Document with a specific program?
I have Windows 10 Task Scheduler opening a specific .rtf (also tried changing it to .docx) file on workstation unlock. At present it opens automatically with Wordpad, but I want it to open using ...
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How to add trigger for Task Scheduler on weekdays on a specific time, except for a certain days
So I have this .bat file that I need to run on weekdays at 1 pm. Adding it is easy, the problem is. Every 1st to 3rd day of the month(ex. January 1 to 3) the 1 pm run must not run but instead, it ...
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Win 10 Task Scheduler with Microsoft Account
I'm running Windows 10 Pro and have a local admin account. I've set up several tasks in Task Scheduler that are set to "Run whether user is logged on or not" along with "Run with ...
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Windows Task Scheduler: Schedule task to run after reboot after 30 days
In Window 10, I want to schedule a task to run after 30 days but only after reboot (at startup)
I cannot combine these 2 triggers i.e. it should run when the system is rebooted after every 30 days.
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Does Windows Task Scheduler overlaps with time trigger
I have created a time trigger for a task that would run daily at 7 pm during, weekdays only. But I also need to set a trigger where it runs at 7 pm, at the 1st to 6th day of the month regardless if it'...
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Can't open shortcut as minimized in Task Scheduler
I have a lnk to a bat file that opens a minimized window when ran. It works fine.
However if I create a task in Task Scheduler by doing cmd /c "C:\...\task.bat.lnk", it no longer opens in ...
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Any issue if I disable MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore and MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineUA?
I was learning task scheduling and I saw two tasks MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore and MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineUA related to auto update of Microsoft Edge. Is there any problem/threat if I ...
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Win Task Scheduler : how to find out the exact reason why system did not enter "Idle state" and did not run "Start only when idle" task?
I have a task that is scheduled to run when computer is idle for 60 minutes, waiting for this state from 23:00 to 01:00 on about 20 computers.
Some "types" of computers with special software ...
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Automating commits in a github repository every sunday?
I am using :
Google Drive Desktop (as D:/)
Github Desktop
Windows 10 OS
I have :
A directory called "myNotes" on my Google Drive ( Which is D:/myNotes on Windows Desktop ).
I have a ...
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Windows Task Scheduler piling up messages without completing existing Job
I was using windows task scheduler which runs in every 15mins frequency but it usually takes 4 to 5 hours to complete a task. Actually scheduler consuming a batch of messages(around 3K) from a server ...
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Windows 10: run cmd at power-on WITH console window
I have a batch file (which sets some stuff up and runs a Python script) that must be run at Windows 10 power-on; not log-on, power-on. The Python script outputs useful diagnostics to the console and ...
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Improving task from Task Scheduler
I have to restart a program after waking up the laptop. The trigger is working (https://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/308855-using-task-scheduler-restart-program-upon-wake-sleep.html)
Then I ...
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Task Manager Not Showing Up when Minimized when Started with the Task Scheduler
Apologies for not phrasing my title like a question.
Why is the Task Manager not Showing Up In the Taskbar Icons to the Right when Started with the Task Scheduler
and Minimized with the "Hide ...
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Created task in task scheduler does not execute program
I created a simple batch file to start a program as the action, and the trigger being when a specific application is terminated (lghub.exe). For some reason the task doesn't execute the program when I ...
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How do I properly sync data between two Windows 10 systems on the same LAN utilizing Robocopy, a .bat file, and Task Scheduler?
I've read a number of posts regarding the use of robocopy to sync data between two Windows systems. I tried various configurations, and the settings I currently have in place are what seemed to work ...
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Windows Task Scheduler Not Running Microsoft Access Script
I have a script setup in an Access database that I want to run nightly. I've setup a task in task scheduler to run every day at 4:00am. It opens the database, runs the script, and the last line of the ...
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How to execute an interactive scheduled task when the user is not logged in on a Windows Server 2016 VM
So I'm trying to execute a powershell program that will open the browser with some website and take screenshot of that webpage and store it somewhere. Its working when I'm logged into the VM. But as ...
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Hibernate after 10 minutes of inactivity regardless of CPU Usage?
In Windows 10, I can set up the PC to hibernate after certain time of inactivity using Task Scheduler.
But this works when the CPU usage is under certain criterion: this is how Windows 10 defines ...
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Task Scheduler in Windows 7 always treats computer as idle
I have a weird issue with one of the default Windows tasks, namely Microsoft/Windows/AppID/VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck
Here are its default settings:
Triggers
At startup
Delay task for 30 minutes,...
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Understanding kernel process scheduling
I am learning kernel/OS and having a hard time understanding how context switch/scheduling works at lower level.
For example, I have a program simply loops:
while (1) {}
If I run above code on a ...
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Windows 10 Task Scheduler does not run after manual trigger
I have a job which should be run several times a day, I usually set it up to run every 2 hours, 3 hours, or 4 hours.
Sometimes I revise the code and manually run it to test. The test run works ...
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Unable to launch program via powershell via Task Scheduler
I have a simple powershell script that detects if a program is running and if it isn't it launches the program. It works fine when I right-click and "Run with PowerShell" the script, but ...
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What 'wait for idle for' as 'do not wait' means?
There is already a question asking Task scheduler - What is "Wait for idle for"?, but I could not understand what the Do not wait thing does when Start the task only if the computer is idle ...
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Task scheduler advanced action Filter
I managed to set an action in the Task scheduler that is triggered at the validating of the network setting changes:
by subscribing to events from the register Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostic-Networking/...
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Trigger an event based only on user inactivity
Windows 10 Task Scheduler can trigger an event after certain time of idle status,
where the 'idle' is defined by user keyboard mouse input and other conditions such as CPU usage.
Can I define a ...
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Robocopy started hidden with vbs script not showing exit codes in Task Scheduler
Trying solutions here and here works fine, except in Task Scheduler Last run result always shows as The operation completed successfully. (0x0) instead of 0x2 or 0x3 without vbs:
Is it possible to ...
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Task scheduler ("Run whether user is logged on or not") on Windows 10
My PC is not password protected (because it's for the family), and whenever I create a task on task scheduler with "Run whether user is logged on or not" it asks me to enter a password. How ...
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Is there a way to run a task when a process has completed its operation?
I am an expert in writing .bat files, I am experienced in writing .ps1 files, I just learned to use taskschd to create scheduled tasks.
Currently I can set a time to trigger a script, I know I can ...
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How do you set a scheduled task that can run a program in the foreground as an administrator, triggered by any user?
For context incase I am looking at this wrong: I'm working on building my little sisters a computer with RGB and the GUI will only launch from an Admin account. I do not fully trust them with ...
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Task scheduler: Run "At startup" does not work on cold boot
When I schedule a task to run "At system startup" in Windows 10 task scheduler it runs well on reboot.
But if I choose shutdown, and then turn on the system with the computer's power button, ...
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run task on windows task scheduler every n minutes but the duration of the task is longer
i want to a task on windows scheduler to run every 10 minutes, but the duration of the task to complete is 15 minutes. So it will look like this:
10th minute -> 1st task start,
20th minute -> ...
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How to create a persistent cronjob on an Ubiquiti Edgerouter-X so its still there after a firmware update
We have tens of Ubiquiti Edgerouter-X's on active on customer locations. They among other things responsible for pinging an IP each minute. This is done by a cronjob (set with crontab -e) and works ...
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Where are scheduled tasks stored in an offline windows 10 image?
Where are scheduled tasks stored in an offline Windows 10 image, as within an install.wim, I noticed there are no scheduled tasks within an index's:
.\Windows\Tasks:
.\Windows\System32\Tasks:
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How to run scheduled task for the batch with 2 parameters?
I have a batch file which I need to run every 15 min.
When I click twice on the batch I:
Need to enter the name of test to run and It is always Scripttest.jmx, like this:
Need to enter y in this SS:
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Task Scheduler XML InteractiveToken Always Ignored No Matter What
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>...
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Watch for process start, then execute command
Short of hacking together a service to monitor process launches, is there any other way I can go about attaching code, or executing a command/process to an event handler for another specific process ...
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Batch file continues to run command after Task Scheduler stops it
I have a scheduled task running at 00:00 that opens a .bat file containing a robocopy command, with the task set to stop after 4 minutes, and to force stop if not ending when requested.
It seems the ...
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Start shutdown after one hour of playing - Trigger problems
I am playing a game which is very addicting. I would rather limit the amount of time spent on that game to one hour per day, therefore, I need my (Windows 10) pc to turn off after one hour. I am using ...
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Where are Schedule Tasks stored?
When we create a scheduled task in Windows 10 with schtasks.exe, which files/databases/registry entries are being modified? For example, are the tasks seen with schtasks.exe /query accessible in a ...
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How to run scheduled task 3 days before end of month
Task should run 3 days before end of month, once per month.
In this year it should run in
Aug 29
Sept 28
Oct 29
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How to specify this in Windows Scheduled task trigger so that it runs ...
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How can my Ultimate Performance power plan activated everytime i open games
I tried using Task Scheduler to trigger Ultimate Performance power plan activated when opening games but it doesn't seem to work
I don't want to use any third-party apps
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Cannot replicate documentation example on scheduling a task with Schtasks.exe using an XML file
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I am following the examples of the official Microsoft documentation regarding using the task scheduler to create a task that is defined in XML. My objective is to implement the example of ...
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Task Scheduler Idle task not triggered on the correct time window
In my windows 10 machine I have created the below task scheduler task and set the trigger time to be 1 min when idle. I've checked and manually timed the trigger to happens and it always triggers ...
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Task scheduler On Idle task not triggered Windows 7
I've used Task scheduler and created a new task, added a trigger, set it to event: on Idle and created the task. In the conditionstab, specified the task waits 1min to become idle (instead of 10min ...
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