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Schedule a Task
Control Panel
Scheduled Task
- Daily at a specific time, weekdays only, or every nth day
- Weekly on a specific day(s) at a specific time for n weeks
- Monthly on a specific month(s) at a specific day or date
- Only once (specify date and time)
- Whenever your computer restarts
- Whenever you log on
You can also schedule a task by dragging a program, script, batch
file, or document into the Scheduled Tasks
folder and then configuring the properties of the task.
Configure a Task
Control Panel
of the
task as desired. The Settings tab is of particular interest and can
be used to do a number of tasks.
- Delete a task not scheduled to run again
- Stop a task that runs too long
- Run the task when the system is idle
- Stop running the task when the system is no longer idle
- Prevent the task from running when batteries are used or when
batteries are low - Wake the system from hibernation to run the task
Disable a Scheduled Task
To temporarily prevent a
scheduled
task from running:Control Panel
Configure an Additional Schedule for a Task
Control Panel
schedules for a task.
Configure How Often a Scheduled Task Runs
Control Panel
Run a Task Now
Start
Run
Run a Remote Task
Windows Explorer
except that on Windows 95/98 computers you need to enable remote
administration for your account and share the drive where the
Scheduled Tasks folder is located. You must have
administrative privileges on the remote system to run tasks like
this.
Configure a Remote Task
Windows Explorer
workgroup
Create a Remote Task
Create the task on the local machine, open the Schedule
Tasks folders on both the local and the remote machine,
and drag and drop the task from the local folder to the remote one.
You can also email a task (.job file) to a user
and have her save it into her Scheduled Tasks
folder.
Open Task Manager
Right-click on taskbar
End a Task
Task Manager
Kill a Process Associated with a Task
Task Manager
Disconnect or Log Off a User
Task Manager
Send a Console Message to a User
Task Manager