Task Scheduler

Task Scheduler allows you to schedule and run services or scripts at pre-defined times.

Supported tasks

Tasks can be created to do the following:

Managing Tasks

The main page of Task Scheduler displays all existing tasks and provides options to create, edit, or run tasks.

To create a scheduled task:

Scheduled tasks are tasks that run on a specified date, time, or interval.

  1. Go to Control Panel > Task Scheduler, click Create, and select Scheduled Task.
  2. Select the desired type of tasks to be scheduled: User-defined script, Recycle Bin, Beep Control, or Service.
  3. When the Create task window appears, click General and modify the following settings:
  4. Click Schedule and modify the following settings:
  5. Click Task Settings to arrange task-specific settings (only for certain tasks).
  6. Click OK to save the settings.

To created a triggered task:

Triggered tasks are tasks that run before/after completion of specific events.

  1. Go to Control Panel > Task Scheduler, click Create, and select Triggered Task.
  2. Select User-defined script.
  3. When the Create task window appears, click General and modify the following settings:
  4. Click Task Settings to arrange task-specific settings (only for certain tasks).
  5. Click OK to save the settings.

Note:

To edit task settings:

  1. Select an existing task.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. A window appears where you can modify task settings.

To delete a task:

  1. Select an existing task.
  2. Click Action > Delete.

To enable or disable a task:

  1. On the Task Scheduler main page, check or uncheck the appropriate checkbox under Enabled to enable or disable a task.
  2. Click Save.

To manually run a task:

  1. Select one or more existing tasks.
  2. Click Run.

Task Scheduler Limitations: