Note: | This page shows the command line options for the Windows XP version of SCHTASKS .Click here for the Windows 7 version of SCHTASKS . |
SCHTASKS | /parameter [arguments] |
Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.
Replaces AT.exe.
/Create | Creates a new scheduled task. |
/Delete | Deletes the scheduled task(s). |
/Query | Displays all scheduled tasks. |
/Change | Changes the properties of scheduled task. |
/Run | Runs the scheduled task immediately. |
/End | Stops the currently running scheduled task. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | |
SCHTASKS | /? |
SCHTASKS | /Run /? |
SCHTASKS | /End /? |
SCHTASKS | /Create /? |
SCHTASKS | /Delete /? |
SCHTASKS | /Query /? |
SCHTASKS | /Change /? |
SCHTASKS | /Run [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] /TN taskname |
Runs a scheduled task immediately.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. |
/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. |
/TN taskname | Identifies the scheduled task to run. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /Run /? |
SCHTASKS | /Run /TN "Start Backup" |
SCHTASKS | /Run /S system /U user /P password /TN "Backup and Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /End [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] /TN taskname |
SCHTASKS | /End [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] /TN taskname |
Stops a running scheduled task.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. |
/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. |
/TN taskname | Specifies the scheduled task to terminate. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /End /? |
SCHTASKS | /End /TN "Start Backup" |
SCHTASKS | /End /S system /U user /P password /TN "Backup and Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /Create [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] [/RU username [/RP password]] /SC schedule [/MO modifier] [/D day] [/I idletime] /TN taskname /TR taskrun [/ST starttime] [/M months] [/SD startdate] [/ED enddate] |
Enables an administrator to create scheduled tasks on a local or remote systems.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. If omitted the system parameter defaults to the local system. |
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/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. | ||
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. | ||
/RU username | Specifies the user account (user context) under which the task runs. For the system account, valid values are "", "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" or "SYSTEM". |
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/RP password | Specifies the password for the user. To prompt for the password, the value must be either "*" or none. Password will not effect for the system account. |
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/SC schedule | Specifies the schedule frequency. Valid schedule types: MINUTE, HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, ONCE, ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE. |
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/MO modifier | Refines the schedule type to allow finer control over schedule recurrence. | ||
Valid values are: | MINUTE: | 1 - 1439 minutes. | |
HOURLY: | 1 - 23 hours. | ||
DAILY: | 1 - 365 days. | ||
WEEKLY: | weeks 1 - 52. | ||
ONCE: | No modifiers. | ||
ONSTART: | No modifiers. | ||
ONLOGON: | No modifiers. | ||
ONIDLE: | No modifiers. | ||
MONTHLY: | 1 - 12, or FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, LAST, LASTDAY. | ||
/D days | Specifies the day of the week to run the task. Valid values: MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN and for MONTHLY schedules 1 - 31 (days of the month). |
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/M months | Specifies month(s) of the year. Defaults to the first day of the month. Valid values: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC. |
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/I idletime | Specifies the amount of idle time to wait before running a scheduled ONIDLE task. Valid range: 1 - 999 minutes. |
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/TN taskname | Specifies a name which uniquely identifies this scheduled task. | ||
/TR taskrun | Specifies the path and file name of the program to be run by this scheduled task. Example: C:\windows\system32\calc.exe |
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/ST starttime | Specifies the time to run the task. The time format is HH:MM:SS (24 hour time) for example, 14:30:00 for 2:30 PM. |
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/SD startdate | Specifies the first date on which the task runs. The format is "dd/mm/yyyy". |
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/ED enddate | Specifies the last date when the task should run. The format is "dd/mm/yyyy". |
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/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /Create /S system /U user /P password /RU runasuser /RP runaspassword /SC HOURLY /TN rtest1 /TR notepad |
SCHTASKS | /Create /S system /U user /P password /RU runasuser /RP runaspassword /SC HOURLY /TN rtest1 /TR notepad |
SCHTASKS | /Create /S system /U domain\user /P password /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /TN rtest2 /TR calc.exe /ST 12:00:00 /SD 15/09/2001 /ED 15/09/2001 /RU runasuser /RP * |
SCHTASKS | /Create /SC MONTHLY /MO first /D SUN /TN game /TR c:\windows\system32\freecell |
SCHTASKS | /Create /S system /U user /P password /RU runasuser /RP runaspassword /SC WEEKLY /TN test1 /TR notepad.exe |
SCHTASKS | /Create /S system /U domain\user /P password /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /TN test2 /TR c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe /ST 18:30:00 /RU runasuser /RP * |
SCHTASKS | /Create /SC MONTHLY /MO first /D SUN /TN cell /TR c:\windows\system32\freecell /RU runasuser |
SCHTASKS | /Delete [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] /TN taskname [/F] |
Deletes one or more scheduled tasks.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. |
/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. |
/TN taskname | Specifies the name of the scheduled task to delete. Wildcard "*" may be used to delete all tasks. |
/F | (Force) Deletes the task and suppresses warnings if the specified task is currently running. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /Delete /TN * /F |
SCHTASKS | /Delete /TN "Backup and Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /Delete /S system /U user /P password /TN "Start Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /Delete /S system /U user /P password /TN "Start Backup" /F |
SCHTASKS | /Query [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] [/FO format] [/NH] [/V] [/?] |
Enables an administrator to display the scheduled tasks on the local or remote system.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. |
/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. |
/FO format | Specifies the output format to be displayed. Valid values: TABLE, LIST, CSV. |
/NH | Specifies that the column header should not be displayed in the output. Valid only for TABLE and CSV formats. |
/V | Specifies additional output to be displayed. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /Query |
SCHTASKS | /Query /? |
SCHTASKS | /Query /S system /U user /P password |
SCHTASKS | /Query /FO LIST /V /S system /U user /P password |
SCHTASKS | /Query /FO TABLE /NH /V |
SCHTASKS | /Change [/S system [/U username [/P password]]] {[/RU runasuser] [/RP runaspassword] [/TR taskrun]} /TN taskname |
Changes the program to run, or user account and password used by a scheduled task.
/S system | Specifies the remote system to connect to. |
/U username | Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
/P password | Specifies the password for the given user context. |
/RU username | Changes the user name (user context) under which the scheduled task has to run. For the system account, valid values are "", "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" or "SYSTEM". |
/RP password | Specifies a new password for the existing user context or the password for a new user account. Password will not effect for the system account. |
/TR taskrun | Specifies a new program that the scheduled task runs. Type the path and file name of the program. |
/TN taskname | Specifies which scheduled task to change. |
/? | Displays this help/usage. |
SCHTASKS | /Change /RP password /TN "Backup and Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /Change /TR restore.exe /TN "Start Restore" |
SCHTASKS | /Change /S system /U user /P password /RU newuser /TN "Start Backup" |
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