Would you like to learn how to create a scheduled task using the command line? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the command line to create a scheduled task on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

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Tutorial Windows – Create a scheduled task using the command-line

Start a command-line prompt.

Windows - Command-line prompt

Create an hourly scheduled task.

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Create a daily scheduled task.

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Create a weekly scheduled task.

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Create a monthly scheduled task.

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Create a task to run only once.

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Modify a scheduled task.

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Delete a scheduled task.

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List all scheduled tasks.

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List a specific scheduled task.

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Congratulations! You learned how to create a scheduled task using the command line.

Tutorial Windows – Configure a scheduled task using the command-line

As an Administrator, start an elevated command line.

Windows - Elevated command prompt

Run a scheduled task every time the system starts.

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Run a scheduled task every time a user logs on.

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Create a scheduled task as another user.

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Create a scheduled task as the system user.

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Create a scheduled task with highest privileges.

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Congratulations! You learned how to configure a scheduled task using the command line.