task scheduler

So I'm the poor schmuck that gives a crap about backups. I have scripts that are supposed to run every night, but due to IT corporate domain nonsense they make me change my password. The scripts are run from a local admin account (non-domain) but every time I change my network password, all...

Looking for a script that will delete daily backup folders or files. Id like to use task scheduler to run it on a daily basis...

Hi I want to make the system sound when ever I Logon, Logoff or Shutdown my PC. I already went through the process (regedit) of enabling the option in the sound scheme but any sound I put in there doesn't sound. There are work around that I found that use .vbs and PowerShell Commands using Task...

I have a server and it don't have backup so I need to run my custom batch script to get files from sftp then archive it. But I need it to run like a schedules, but everytime the schedules start the batch files. I allway open up the command prompt window. Is anyway to hide that window? Like...

Is there any way to run command line tools at start up while keeping them hidden? I am working on a PHP script that will share a Windows scanner with MacOS, Linux and Android over the eSCL/Airscan protocol. There is at least one tool "dns-sd" (Apple Bonjour) that I need to launch as a command...

Beginning about four days ago, all three of my Windows 10 machines stopped running batch files scheduled in the Task Scheduler. These batch files had been running on schedule for over a year when all three suddenly stopped about the same time. I believe that this is about the time that the...

Hello, I am trying to import a scheduled task from from the command line to the task scheduler. Before my program runs the schtasks command, it inserts a file path in the <Command></Command> element. The XML file works with schtasks before I insert my file path, but not afterwords. It keeps...

I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Protection Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts? Every time I open up an Office application I will receive the below in Event Viewer. I have fiddled with various registry entries, changing...

Hello I have 3rd party monitoring App tool that has it's own particular sservice running within Services panel and needs to continue to run. For some strange reason it sometimes gets stopped (maybe bug). I recently successfully configured Task Schedule in regards for Event ID = 7036 & Source =...

Hello all! I have a Windows Server 2016 box where i would like iTunes to start automatically when the computer boots up. I was able to successfully set the task up in task scheduler, but it started hidden, despite the hidden check box not being checked. I do occasionally use this computer to...

I would like to, in Win 10, set a time and date for Defrag/Optimize Looking for advice on accomplishing this Thanks in advamce

Can we set the Task Scheduler so that it prompts before any task is scheduled? How?

Hi! I found old laptop and installed there Windows 7 SP1 Pro x86. Laptop has discharged CMOS battery and it is placed deep on motherboard as is near not accessible. I think why designers left easier access to CPU instead CMOS battery? I have no choice than at power-on only confirm load defaults...

How to set a programme repeat everyday for a duration of x minutes in Windows task scheduler

Hi, First of all, I'm sorry if this isn't the right place to post this kind of question. If you know where I can post this please let me know. Onto the question. I'd like to start a program (Rainmeter) when I plug in my laptop to charge, I would also like to kill it when I plug it out, i.e...

Assume I setup a task in Task Scheduler. It appears in Task Scheduler as active task with the status "Ready". Now I want to edit this task e.g. the name of the task. How can I achive this? If I mark e.g. the task in task list or double click on it then I still can not edit the entry...

Hello! i have a big problem waiting for quick solution, but spendig hours over it did not produce any solution. I needed to disable Windows Update, so I opened Task Scheduler and deleted the triggers of all tasks in UpdateOrchester directory under Windows. It would be enough to disable update...

Hey, so i recently started using the task scheduler to have my pc shutdown a few hours after i leave it, but its becoming a bit cumbersome to manually delete the tasks everytime they stack up, as well as making new ones everytime. So im asking for advice, is there a way to make an ongoing task...

I have adopted a fairly old IT philosophy of 'If its not broken, don't fix it' when it comes to Windows 10. After all, the only 'valuable' stuff on your computer are documents and emails which you spent time on - if these are 'lost' there is a cost to recover this data. So - for the past...

Our domain is at the Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest level. Our servers are running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows 2012 R2 Standard Our workstations are running a mix of operating systems including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. I have created a scheduled task in Group...