task scheduler

[Moderator Note: Moving thread from Systems to Storage - more applicable.] Im trying to schedule two backups on my Windows server 2019. One of them takes a daily backup of the data disk. And the other one a monthly backup of the entire server. Both of them will be stored on remotely shared...

Is it possible to automate power modes using Task Scheduler or something in Windows 11? Whenever my laptop gets unplugged, I want it to set the performance mode (in Settings) to best power efficiency, and whenever my laptop is plugged in, I want it to be set to best performance.

The issue: So every single hour, powershell will pop up and immediately close. This is somewhat annoying, but the real issue is that it will forcefully attempt to minimize my current task, and there are a few games that will outright crash or even freeze the computer if you attempt to minimize...

Hi, I am using an audio program called 'Voicemeeter' and it's a known problem with the mic being buggy, to fix it I need to go to a certain process on the task manager and set a custom affinity. my question is: is there a way to set a permanent affinity instead of redoing it every time I open...

Hi guys. So today i want to optimize and defragment my local drive. First i get this error " Storage optimization cannot start because the task scheduler service is not running. Start the task scheduler service and try again." After that i went to service.msc try to run the task scheduler...

When I am away from home I'd like to use Task Scheduler to start Camtasia 2019 on Wednesday evening at 6:01 and record our church service. The problem is the url https://live.atheycreek.com/ is not full screen and I have to manually unmute the website prior to recording. Before the service...

I have a program that runs 24/7 but interrupts sleep if I don't close it beforehand. It sets the windows sleep to Away mode so that it can remain running, but I don't want it to run throughout sleep. It's pretty easy to run the program at startup with Task Scheduler or by placing a shortcut in...

Task Scheduler keeps prompting for what program to open file with all im trying to do it open an excel file at a specific time which it attempts to open it but it says what type of program would you like to open this file with and yes the default file types are set to excel for .xlsx etc. etc...

Both my tablet and laptop have recently been on the fritz. Laptop was a Samsung 6 years old and the tablet is 4 years old. I'm so outdated for tech...I'm stuck in 2012. I have two young kids and would love to get a family friendly general use compact option or two to help us move on up to 2018...

Hello, I have a g1 sniper 5 z87 MB. I am looking for a new OS SSd. I cant use nvme unfortunately. I have waited on updating my motherboard. I just want to verify that i can use a AHCI M.2 SSD with a PCIE adapter? I can use it to boot from? ANyone here have any recommendations on a good m.2 ssd...

Hello, few hours ago I opened my case because my computer suddenly shuted down. When I turned the power back up, a small LED bulb exploded and there was a fire about the size of my finger, there isn't a burn mark only a small mark where the bulb used to be. I am afraid to turn my computer back...

My laptop is an Acer Aspire V15 as my pc spec is i5-4590 16gb ram gtx750ti 2gb 500gb ssd 1tb hdd im using LAN cable at my pc wireless at my laptop , it should be faster than my laptop idk why my pc is much more slower than my laptop. When i dowloading game at laptop it like 20-30mb/sec ,my pc...

I formatted a USB Flash Drive for boot using the Windows 10 Media Creation tool and it now isn't recognized by the new PC's bios, nor the old PC. It is a SanDisk Cruzer CZ36 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive. It is a brand new drive and I find it hard to believe that it failed this quickly. Is there...

Hi guys, I am thinking to upgrade my system as my current system cannot handle the work. Current Specifications: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 running at stock speed @3.00 GHz 4 GB ram @800 MHz Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP Motherboard Nvidia Geforce 8600 gt (512 mb, 128 bit) There are two types of things i...

i got problem, i bought brand new pc without win7/win10 i got from friend official windows 7 disc. when i insert disc.... Status: 0xc00000e9 Info: An unexpected I/O error has occurred" i know its hardware problem but there is any way how to fix it ? because if i use warranty i need to wait...

Basically, I partitioned my C Drive (stupid I know), and the computer acted really weird, programs wouldn't work, the desktop would randomly reset, I couldn't right click. So I needed to reinstall Windows. My computer would boot up, I could login and everything, so I decided to see if a reboot...

So this is my first build and I may have bought the wrong memory, the specs are below but wondering if this memory is compatible with the mobo and cpu, I just noticed I had the wrong memory entered into part picker and checked the asrock site and this memory isn't on the list. In the middle of...

On my laptop I'm on an administrator account, but I can't delete files because it says I need permission from an administrator. This is the only account on the computer and when I look under the user privileges for the certain files I'm trying to delete it says my user account doesn't have the...

What would be more effective? 2 970's or 1 980?