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Downloading all files from URL Folder to local folder
I want to download all contents from a url using Windows 10, like
https://example.com/folder
This folder may contain 100 files, and I want to put them all into
C:\backups
I am going to schedule this ...
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Automatically Log Into Windows 10 At Specific Time
I am trying to run a macro to upload file to an website once a day on the weekend. I have created a macro with Pulover's Macro Creator that was successful in this.
My issue now is trying to find a way ...
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Does a scheduled task in Windows that is triggered by an event run continually?
I created a scheduled task in Windows 7 that is supposed to be triggered when an event happens. Well, the event happened, and the action did not get performed?
Does a scheduled task in Windows that ...
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How to create a scheduled task in Windows that will detect if an application currently has a system tray (notification area) icon?
I want to create a Windows 7 (64-bit) scheduled task to determine if an application currently has a system tray (AKA notification area) icon.
The scheduled task can run a batch file, PowerShell script,...
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As an admin, I cannot schedule for a user account a Task Scheduler for an UAC program
As an admin, I am scheduling my task for another user by doing this .bat command to schedule for ANOTHER_USER:
schtasks /create /tn AlarmClock /tr C:\ProgramData\AlarmClock.exe /sc onlogon /ru ...
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Task Scheduler , run task when .exe from a determined ParentProcessName closes
I have a .bat that opens two .exes:
explorer programA.exe
explorer programB.exe
Lets forget about ProgramB.exe and focus on the A.exe
The ProgramA.exe create 3 child process that doesnt close when ...
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Update task 'Next start time' with PowerShell
I have a PowerShell script that pops-up a GUI on users computers every 60 minutes, if they don't click a SUBMIT button within 15 minutes, it sends an SMS to an emergency contact. (The script is for ...
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Scheduled Task does not run after being re-enabled again
I have a lot of scheduled tasks that run, say, every 5 minutes. The trigger is defined as follows.
At 10:35 every day - After triggered, repeat every 1 hour indefinitely
Recently I disabled and ...
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How to block certain apps (say games) except on weekends (Windows 10)
I am aware that applications can be blocked using 'Local Security Policy'. But how to combine it with Task Scheduling. I cannot find my way around the Task Scheduler.
Any other workaround is ...
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Scheduled task Windows shutdown - Will this run if Windows Update is busy?
The company would like all employee PCs to be automatically shut down via a Scheduled Task which automatically runs each evening. I have set up a task to run:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s
at e....
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Trying to create a "generic" Task Scheduler xml to push to multiple machines. Need assistance with the coding please
So Im trying to create a "generic" so to speak Windows Task Scheduler xml that I can push to multiple computers and just import it directly into Task Scheduler without having to edit things ...
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Restarting a running scheduled task
We have a program, which we run on system startup, with the Windows Task Scheduler. The programs sometimes stops responding though and hence needs to be restarted. To keep it simple I just want to ...
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Run a spefic program as administrator from an unprivileged user account without asking for password [duplicate]
My son does not have admin access on his computer but wants to run a game that asks for admin privileges.
I am looking for a way to run just this one program as administrator without prompting for ...
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Improving task from Task Scheduler
I have to restart a program after waking up the laptop. The trigger is working (https://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/308855-using-task-scheduler-restart-program-upon-wake-sleep.html)
Then I ...
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Task Scheduler .bat file creating wrong folder, while manually running it creating correct folder
When I am running .bat file manually it is creating the right folder, but when same file I am scheduling and running through Task Scheduler it is not creating folder as expected.
Below is the main ...
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