Every hour, the Task Scheduler service schedules tasks to be run over the next hour in a schedule window. If the start time of a task coincides with the end of the current schedule window and with the beginning of the next schedule window, then the task may be scheduled two times.

1. Open Control Panel. 2. Double-click Scheduled Tasks. 3. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. 4. On the Scheduled Task Wizard dialog, click Next. 5. Click Browse. 6. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog, navigate to the windows\system32 folder. 7. Select defrag.exe. 8. Click Open. 9.

In the search box on your taskbar, enter Task Scheduler and open the app. In the left pane, expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows, and then scroll down and select the Windows Defender folder. In the top center pane, double-click Windows Defender Scheduled Scan.

To view the scheduled tasks in a default installation of Windows Vista, click Start . In the Start Search box, type task scheduler. Then, in the Programs list, click Task Scheduler.

Create a task. You can create a task from the + Add a task input field in any of your lists. Select the field, type the task's title, and press Return or Enter. Your new task will then be added to the bottom of your list. Edit a task. To rename a task, select the task to open its detail view.

You can refresh the Windows 11 eligibility assessment by either using Task Scheduler or running it from an administrator Command Prompt. Refresh using Task Scheduler. Press Windows logo key + S or select Search, type task scheduler, and select Task Scheduler from the list of results.

Select Task, and then select the bottom part of the Task button and to select Recurring Task. In the Task Name box, type the recurring task’s name. In the Duration box, add the duration of each occurrence of the task. In the Recurrence pattern section, select Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.

Fixes an issue in which starting a task with some specific settings results in its running with a temporary user profile instead of the user profile of a specified user. This issue occurs in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.

You create a task and specify multiple triggers for the task in the Task Scheduler Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. The triggers cause the task to run according to a schedule. In this scenario, the Next Run Time of the task always displays the time that is specified by the first trigger.

Fixes an issue in which a SynchronizeTime task starts at the wrong time. This issue occurs after you change the time zone settings on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.