Scheduled task tutorial
Created by Martyn Double | 20 steps
Tip! to follow this tutorial you will need an Administrator account to configure the scheduled task
Click "Task Scheduler Library"
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Click start
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Type "schedule tasks" and press [enter]
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Give your task a name. For this tutorial, we have named it "watchfolder"
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Click to select "Run whether user is logged on or not"
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Click to select "Run with the highest privileges"
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Right-click and select "Create New Task"
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Click "Triggers":
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Click "New":
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Select "At startup" and then "OK"
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Select "Actions"
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Click "New ..."
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Under "Program/script" type "powershell.exe"
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Enter the arguments to be used by PowerShell. For example:
-noexit ".\"C:\path_to_your_script.ps1""
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Click "OK"
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Click "Settings"
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Deselect "Stop this task if it runs longer than:" as this task should be active at all times
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Click "OK" to create the scheduled task
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Enter your "Administrator" credentials and click "OK"
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