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Tagged with windows-task-scheduler batch
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Should a scheduled task remain in the "Running" state?
I'm new to using the task scheduler and I'm using it to run a batch file provided online when the computer boots. I r-clicked it and told it to run. It did and all is fine, but the Status of the task ...
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schtask Activate task when specific user login
I want to create a batch file that creates a scheduled task to run a .cmd file when a specific user logons. So far I've come up with this:
@echo off
schtasks /CREATE /RU %username% /TN "TaskName" /TR ...
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Every 5 min cron job between specific time (Windows Server 2008 and batch file)
Previous colleague set up cron job every 5 min for 24 hrs.
Now I need to modify this only running between 7am to 7pm.
I had never learned cron job so I googled and tried but it didn't work.
Task ...
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Connect automatically to wifi as soon as available and if it gets disconnected connect again
My windows 10 disconnects automatically from wifi sometime. My pc is not having monitor i am controlling it over remote desktop team viewer.
Also sometimes running cleanup utilities disable the auto ...
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Task Scheduler- Batch "Run whether user is logged on or not" not working
I've created a batch file (EnableDisable.bat) that will disable a Windows Task Scheduler job (SampleJob) on a local system, if a job with same name (SampleJob) is already enabled and running on ...
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Windows Task Scheduler - When is a task considered "missed" or "failed"?
It is hard for me to boil this down, so the title is ultimately the question I suppose I need answered. Still, here is the background of my question:
I am currently trying to create a Windows task ...
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Task Scheduler return code 2147942401
I use this scheduled task for years and it always worked fine. Something weird happened a few weeks ago.
This task executes .bat file which launch python script.
It runs as administrator.
A few weeks ...
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Posiblities to login using Windows Task schedule
Im running automatization RPA daily with Windows Task Sheduler (WTS). Its okay but sometimes client lock screen and it wont work. I cant use WTS option to run if logged out because it will run in ...
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Will checking the last Modified Date of a WIN7 TaskScheduler file (StartRecording), by means of a batch file, automatically update it?
I'm aiming for a quick way to monitor the last Modified Date of a WIN7 TaskScheduler file for Windows Media Center - probably quicker by a batch file than by clicking down 7 levels in Win Explorer.
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Batch Command for Windows 10 Updates for Scheduling
I'm looking to run windows update (check and download updates) on Windows 10 machine on a certain day and time; let's say Saturday at 10pm.
Is there a batch command that does this? I can then use ...
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FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced and Windows Server 2008 R2?
What do we not understand about interaction between FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced and Windows Server 2008 R2?
The problem to solve: At unpredictable intervals (perhaps averaging 3-5 days), the FileMaker ...
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windows-7 nightly scheduled .bat with a DOS pause in it executes but never pauses
The following is my nightly_backup.bat file, scheduled to run every night at 11pm.
But though it does the backups ok, I never find it paused in the morning, like I expect it.
echo off
ROBOCOPY C:\...
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Creating a BAT to lopp directories and 7zip them
I a have a bunch of folders from my projects under C:\Projects, and they are a lot.
While I can throw a task scheduler to robocopy the folder to B:\Backups\Projects\, having to 7zip (or just zip) ...
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Batch file returns "divide by zero error" only when run using Task Scheduler
I had an issue with a batch file that returned "Divide by zero error" if, and only if, it was run using Task Scheduler. If run manually, it behaved as expected.
I had managed to narrow down the ...
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Cleanup Windows on startup or shutdown
My Environment
Multiple VMs all comprising of Various versions of Windows which is power on/off as needed
i like to cleanup my %temp% and other places on reboot so as to save space and also speed up ...
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