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A batch file can be run by double clicking it in Windows explorer, or by typing the name/path at the command line, optionally passing any parameters needed. From the command line, enter the name of the script and press return.
No, the task will not run if the PC is powered off. If the PC is simply in sleep or hibernation, you can use a wake timer to wake the computer to run the task. If your PC has the capability, you can set a timer in your CMOS settings . . . Read more
8 Answers Double click the task and a property window will show up. Click the Triggers tab. Double click the trigger details and the Edit Trigger window will show up. Under Advanced settings panel, tick Repeat task every xxx minutes, and set Indefinitely if you need. Finally, click ok. Jun . . . Read more
By default, hidden tasks are not shown in the Task Scheduler user interface. You can view hidden tasks when Show Hidden Tasks is selected in the View menu. You make a task hidden when you click the Hidden check box on the General tab of the Task Properties or Create . . . Read more
A good weekly task would be to backup personal files to another disk. Note: This may be a good classroom discussion question. It might be useful to inform the students that many system tasks, like defrag, are already configured by default in the Task Scheduler.
Using Task Scheduler, you can schedule a PowerShell script to run periodically. So that you don’t need to manually run a script on daily/Weekly/monthly basis.
PowerShell.exe -NoProfile. When you launch PowerShell with NoProfile parameter, it ensures to run script in default PowerShell environment and run without any Windows PowerShell profile.
Schedule your command: Open Task Scheduler. Click “Create Basic Task…” Enter a name and description. For Trigger, select “When a specific event is logged” Enter the Log, Source, and Event ID you identified in Step 1. For Action, select “Start a program” Enter “powershell” in the Program/Script box.
The “cmd /c” is used to create a new shell, execute the provided command, and exit from the shell automatically. The cmd.exe also provides the /k option which will not exit from the created shell automatically.
The /P switch allows you to set the value of a variable to a line of input entered by the user. … When batch file reaches this point (when left blank) it will halt and wait for user input.