Questions tagged [scheduled-tasks]
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 monitor a folder and trigger a command-line action when a file is created or edited?
I need to set up some sort of a script on my Vista machine, so that whenever a file is added to a particular folder, it automatically triggers a background process that operates on the file. (The ...
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Windows 7 Task Scheduler doesn't list my custom task(s)
I created a custom task from another application (Peachtree), but it never showed up in the Active Tasks list. So, I created it manually from within the Task Scheduler, but the task still hasn't ...
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Move scheduled tasks to a new folder?
In the windows task management I created a new folder, lets call it "mytasks".
I expected to be able to organize new tasks into it by using drag&drop from existing tasks, but somehow that's not ...
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Schedule a task with admin privileges without a user prompt in windows 7
In windows 7, I'd like to schedule a program to be run with administrative privileges, without having the user need to respond to a prompt (which requests elevated privileges) every time the scheduled ...
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User friendly way to schedule jobs in Mac OS X
Is there any easy way to schedule repeated jobs in Mac OS X?
I know I could use cron, but I'm looking for a more user friendly way to do it, a GUI for schedules, something like this.
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Trigger Task Scheduler in Windows 7 when computer wakes up from sleep/hibernate
I don't want task scheduler or whatever to wake the computer, but when I open the laptop back up and the machine wakes I'd like that to be the trigger that task scheduler or something uses to run an ...
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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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Starting scheduled task by detecting connection of USB device
I know it has been discussed that it is not possible to start an application from an usb drive upon connection due to limitations of autorun (or autoplay??) in Win 7. But it is possible to create a ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - How to copy a scheduled task
I would like to create a new scheduled task that is extremely similar to an existing task. It would be a pain to write down or type out all the settings.
Is there a way to copy an existing task to ...
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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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How can I copy a scheduled task from a dead Windows to new Windows
My old computer died (hardware fault) and I had to reinstall everything on a new machine. All harddisks are intact and the old system disk is available as F: in my new machine.
In the old system I ...
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Is it possible to schedule a task only on working days?
Is it possible to schedule a task only for working days (Monday to Friday)?
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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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Task Scheduler won't wake the computer
I want my computer to start uTorrent at 4 o'clock in the morning, when I'm asleep. But the computer is a bit noisy so I put it to sleep mode every time I go to bed.
I've tried creating a task in Task ...
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Scheduled and recurring email in Outlook?
I need to send some emails at a specific time of the day and need to do it every day. How can I do it with Outlook?
Delay delivery helps to send mail at a specific of time; but how to create new mail ...
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Using Task Scheduler to Run a Task Before Shutdown
As of writing, the only options available are to "Begin the task":
On a schedule
At logon
At startup
On idle
On an event
At task modification/creation
On connect to user session
On disconnect from ...
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How to run a program when connecting to a specific network in Windows 7
I want to have an executable run every time I connect to my wireless network at home. The purpose is to sync a folder on my laptop with my desktop machine.
Is there any way run a program or script ...
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Setting a shortcut to trigger task scheduler
I wanted to disable the UAC popup box when running the command prompt as admin, but this didn't work for me. What did work, was setting the task scheduler to run it as admin given a specific trigger. ...
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Set windows scheduler to schedule open a website, webpage or the bookmark [duplicate]
I have a bookmark: C:\inetpub\services\Full Scan\full scan.url
or a link: 10.237.49.250:8080/scanner/run.aspx?FULLSCAN=ON
how can I schedule either of them to open in IE or Chrome?
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Search Task Scheduler Library
I've inherited a server with several hundred scheduled tasks. There's no consistent naming scheme, so finding some particular task that performs some particular action is rather tedious.
Is there any ...
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Accessing Environment Variables in a Scheduled Task
When setting up a scheduled task, for the action section I'm trying to access an environment variable for the location of the executable that I wish to run. This is mainly because on one machine the ...
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Windows equivalent to cron?
What's the Windows equivalent to cron, or for those of you unfamiliar with Unix, how does one schedule a program to run at regular intervals?
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Windows 7 Task Scheduler is giving me an error saying "The specified account name is not valid"?
I am running Windows 7 on a Dell Precision workstation. I started having this issue right after changing my PC name. I get the error message when in the Task Scheduler Library folder and right-click a ...
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What "user" must a scheduled task run as in order to be visible for all users?
I wish a task to be scheduled to run when any user logs on, but is not dependent on any one user being logged on, so I pick "Run whether user is logged on or not". The problem with this is that the ...
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What Does "Local Computer Resources" Comprise in Task Scheduler?
In the Windows Task Scheduler, the interface allows me to use a specific user to run the task (General > Security options). Under the Run whether user is logged on or not option, the interface has ...
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Schedule a job from the Windows command line?
On Linux there is cron job and at job. Is there a way to schedule a job from the command line on Windows?
The Task Scheduler GUI is not what I am after. I must modify a script to schedule an event ...
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How to schedule a windows task to repeat every day within a time range?
In Windows 7, how to schedule a task which repeats every hour, every day but within a time range. I have a script which needs to run everyday from 08:00 to 20:00 in 1 hour interval.Could not find any ...
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Windows 10: Scheduled tasks with workstation lock/unlock not being triggered
I'm running Windows 10, and trying to get a pair of scheduled tasks working. These tasks are set to run on workstation lock and workstation unlock, and execute a script that remotely locks or unlocks ...
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What's the best tool to use to automatically backup selected folders from Windows to my external hard drive? [closed]
I have a 1TB external hard drive and I'd like to periodically schedule backups of my "Libraries" in Windows to the external drive. I'd prefer if it could detect what files have changed and ...
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Sync Google Drive when not logged in
I have installed Google Drive on Windows Server 2008 R2. When I login to the server, Google Drive starts automatically and synchrnoizes files, pulling changes down from the cloud. All good so far.
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Creating Task With a Batch File - run task as soon as possible if missed
When creating a task with a batch file or command line, how do I specify the following option?
Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed
I know that this option exists via the ...
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How to schedule download of windows 7 updates?
To put it short: I'd like to schedule my windows updates to start/stop at certain times of day. How can I do this?
More explanation: This is because my internet traffic is limited by ISP and it's free ...
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Powershell script to list scheduled tasks on remote systems
I want to write a PowerShell script that lists all Scheduled Tasks on remote systems, and includes the user account which will be used to run each task.
The local system is running Windows 7, with ...
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Selectively deleting system scheduled tasks
Windows 7 box has a list of scheduled tasks - > Default Windows tasks + Certain custom tasks that all start with a certain string. Previous code deleted all tasks with the command:
schtasks /Delete /...
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Do I need to change the password for a scheduled task on Windows XP if I change it?
I have setup a schedule as follows
Schtasks /Create /TN sftp /TR c:\temp\start.bat /sc DAILY /ST 06:00:00 /RU {user} /RP {password}
Now as the PC I am connected to is part of a domain and passwords ...
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Switch on the computer automatically
Is there any way to switch on the computer automatically at a specific time. Is there any BIOS clock trigger mechanisms available to switch on automatically.
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I have a Dell Inspiron laptop. Does ...
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Schedule to open website
I'd like to open a website at regular intervals per day, i.e., the browser should open and automatically navigate towards a pre-set URL.
I looked at options like scheduling to open browser, but I can'...
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Does Win7 support scheduling system image backups?
Is there a way to schedule/automate system image backups in Windows 7 Pro? Or do I have to do it manually every time?
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How to set a Linux Ditribution to self-destruct (to wipe everything from the system partition) via a script
I shall be helping to facilitate a course that uses licensed software. The software is somewhat expensive and allows only a limited number of concurrent installations, so what I'll do is to install ...
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Is there any way to execute something when closing the laptop's lid?
I'm wondering if there is any way to execute a program, run some command or anything else when closing the laptop's lid.
My question aims to be generic, both for Windows and Linux. Something useful ...
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Run task scheduler task on demand from limited user account in windows 7
My goal is to for a limited used to be able to run a netsh script that requires administrative privileges:
netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
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How to predefine file/directory parameter to xcopy
I need to run xcopy command. But when I type it with all parameters:
xcopy \\<server>.<domain>.com\c$\Users\<user>\Documents\New_ADuser_mustang.ps1 C:\IAM\New_ADuser_mustang.ps1 /C /...
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How can I prevent Windows from going to sleep during a scheduled task?
I have created scheduled tasks on both a Vista and Win7 machine which wake up the machine if it is currently in a sleep state. However, if the task takes longer than the power settings are configured ...
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Org-mode repeating tasks with subtasks
Is there a way to make a repeating task or project with subtasks in org-mode that resets properly? I want to do something like the following:
* TODO Weekly report
SCHEDULED: <2013-12-29 +1w>
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Linux/Bash, how to schedule commands in a FIFO queue?
I want the ability to schedule commands to be run in a FIFO queue. I DON'T want them to be run at a specified time in the future as would be the case with the "at" command. I want them to start ...
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Firefox keeps implementing task in Task Scheduler
There is a task in my Task Scheduler added by Firefox called "Firefox Default Browser Agent". Every 10 minutes it takes focus away from what ever I'm doing and opens a cmd for about 0.01 ...
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Where have the Scheduled Tasks gone to in Windows 7?
I cannot find Scheduled Tasks under control panel.
Where did they move it?
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Updating a scheduled task with 'repeat every x hours' causes it to be triggered on Windows 10
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I have a scheduled task that runs a program with highest privileges every 4 hours. On Windows 10 version 1803 (build 17134.81), any update to this task causes it to be triggered as soon as ...
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Slurm jobs are pending, but resources are available
I use SLURM as a job scheduler and queue for a small cluster (single node with 64 cores).
To submit a batch job I use:
> sbatch run.sh
Where run.sh looks like:
#! /bin/bash
#SBATCH --ntasks=4
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