schtasks /?
SCHTASKS /parameter [arguments]
Description:
Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and
end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.
Parameter List:
/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 on demand.
/End Stops the currently running scheduled task.
/ShowSid Shows the security identifier corresponding to a scheduled task name.
/? Displays this help message.
Examples:
SCHTASKS
SCHTASKS /?
SCHTASKS /Run /?
SCHTASKS /End /?
SCHTASKS /Create /?
SCHTASKS /Delete /?
SCHTASKS /Query /?
SCHTASKS /Change /?
SCHTASKS /ShowSid /?
SCHTASKS.EXE /CREATE /?
SCHTASKS /Create [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
[/RU username [/RP password]] /SC schedule [/MO modifier] [/D day]
[/M months] [/I idletime] /TN taskname /TR taskrun [/ST starttime]
[/RI interval] [ {/ET endtime | /DU duration} [/K] [/XML xmlfile] [/V1]]
[/SD startdate] [/ED enddate] [/IT | /NP] [/Z] [/F]
Description:
Enables an administrator to create scheduled tasks on a local or
remote system.
Parameter List:
/S system Specifies the remote system to connect to. If omitted
the system parameter defaults to the local system.
/U username Specifies the user context under which SchTasks.exe
should execute.
/P [password] Specifies the password for the given user context.
Prompts for input if omitted.
/RU username Specifies the "run as" user account (user context)
under which the task runs. For the system account,
valid values are "", "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM"
or "SYSTEM".
For v2 tasks, "NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE" and
"NT AUTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE" are also available as well
as the well known SIDs for all three.
/RP [password] Specifies the password for the "run as" user.
To prompt for the password, the value must be either
"*" or none. This password is ignored for the
system account. Must be combined with either /RU or
/XML switch.
/SC schedule Specifies the schedule frequency.
Valid schedule types: MINUTE, HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY,
MONTHLY, ONCE, ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
/MO modifier Refines the schedule type to allow finer control over
schedule recurrence. Valid values are listed in the
"Modifiers" section below.
/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).
Wildcard "*" specifies all days.
/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. Wildcard "*"
specifies all months.
/I idletime Specifies the amount of idle time to wait before
running a scheduled ONIDLE task.
Valid range: 1 - 999 minutes.
/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 at the scheduled time.
Example: C:\windows\system32\calc.exe
/ST starttime Specifies the start time to run the task. The time
format is HH:mm (24 hour time) for example, 14:30 for
2:30 PM. Defaults to current time if /ST is not
specified. This option is required with /SC ONCE.
/RI interval Specifies the repetition interval in minutes. This is
not applicable for schedule types: MINUTE, HOURLY,
ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
Valid range: 1 - 599940 minutes.
If either /ET or /DU is specified, then it defaults to
10 minutes.
/ET endtime Specifies the end time to run the task. The time format
is HH:mm (24 hour time) for example, 14:50 for 2:50 PM.
This is not applicable for schedule types: ONSTART,
ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
/DU duration Specifies the duration to run the task. The time
format is HH:mm. This is not applicable with /ET and
for schedule types: ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
For /V1 tasks, if /RI is specified, duration defaults
to 1 hour.
/K Terminates the task at the endtime or duration time.
This is not applicable for schedule types: ONSTART,
ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT. Either /ET or /DU must be
specified.
/SD startdate Specifies the first date on which the task runs. The
format is dd/mm/yyyy. Defaults to the current
date. This is not applicable for schedule types: ONCE,
ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
/ED enddate Specifies the last date when the task should run. The
format is dd/mm/yyyy. This is not applicable for
schedule types: ONCE, ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.
/EC ChannelName Specifies the event channel for OnEvent triggers.
/IT Enables the task to run interactively only if the /RU
user is currently logged on at the time the job runs.
This task runs only if the user is logged in.
/NP No password is stored. The task runs non-interactively
as the given user. Only local resources are available.
/Z Marks the task for deletion after its final run.
/XML xmlfile Creates a task from the task XML specified in a file.
Can be combined with /RU and /RP switches, or with /RP
alone, when task XML already contains the principal.
/V1 Creates a task visible to pre-Vista platforms.
Not compatible with /XML.
/F Forcefully creates the task and suppresses warnings if
the specified task already exists.
/RL level Sets the Run Level for the job. Valid values are
LIMITED and HIGHEST. The default is LIMITED.
/DELAY delaytime Specifies the wait time to delay the running of the
task after the trigger is fired. The time format is
mmmm:ss. This option is only valid for schedule types
ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONEVENT.
/? Displays this help message.
