Scheduling maintenance tasks
Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as
running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for
errors.
off, scheduled tasks will not run.
To start the Task Scheduler:
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Help
For more information about backing up files, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box, then
press E
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Important
Your computer must be on during scheduled tasks. If your computer is
Click
(Start), All Programs, Accessories, System
Tools, then click Task Scheduler. The Task Scheduler
dialog box opens.
Click Create Basic Task for basic tasks or click Create
Task for more complex tasks, then follow the on-screen
instructions to finish setting up and scheduling the task.
Help
For more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type task scheduler in the Search Help
box, then press E
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