Schedule Maintenance Tasks in Windows 7

written by: Johnny Steinhardt; article published: year 2010, month 01;

In: Root » Computers and technology » Windows

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To Schedule Maintenance Tasksin Windows 7, follow the procedure below:

1. Choose Start >> Control Panel >> System and Security and then click Schedule Tasks in the Administrative Tools.

2. In the resulting Task Scheduler dialog bo, choose Action >> Create Task.

3. In the resulting Create Task dialog box enter a task name and description. Choose when to run the task (only when you’re logged on, or whether you’re logged on or not).

4. Click the Triggers tab and then click New. In the New Trigger dialog box, choose a criterion in the Begin the Task drop-down list and use the settings to specify how often to perform the task as well as when and at what time of day to begin. Click OK.

5. Click the Actions tab and then click New. In the New Action dialog box, choose the action that will occur from the Action drop-down list. These include starting a program, sending an e-mail, or displaying a message. Depending on what you choose here, different action dialog boxes appear. For example, if you want to send an e-mail, you get an e-mail form to fill in.

6. If you want to set conditions in addition to those that trigger the action, click the Conditions tab and enter them.

7. In the resulting dialog box, select a start time and start date by clicking the arrows in each field and then click Next.

8. Click the Settings tab and make settings that control how the task runs.

9. After you complete all settings, click OK to save the task.

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