Time is running out - using Windows Task Scheduler

The title may be a little too over dramatic as this article features a tutorial and practical example of how to configure the Windows Task Scheduler to perform automated tasks for us.

Microsoft Windows has a program called Task Scheduler which is located Start->Accessories->System Tools. You should look for the icon shown below. Task Scheduler is actually a plugin, but that is a fact we care little about as the program does what we tell it to do.

Task Scheduler isn't the best scheduler around, but it is decent and can perform tasks as we would want them to be. Windows itself has a bunch of system tasks hooked up inside Task Manager. It is not advisable to go ahead and delete these as it may affect you system quite a bit. So leave them be. That putten aside, Task Scheduler is not one of these NO, NO programs that you should not use, like regedit.exe can be. So do not think that Task Scheduler is for experts only.


As Task Schedulers most frequent basic task is a daily schedule, then it is possible for you to create more that one daily task, naturally. You can easily configure the same script to be run at 9am and then again 9pm again, for a dual daily schedule.

Also besure to explore how to run tasks as system tasks, where you do not have to be logged in. This can be extremely useful in some situations.

Anyway, the video tutorial is here:

Download video: Setting.up.Task.Scheduler.XViD.zip

(Direct link: http://www.mediafire.com/?trlh9dzejgg)