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6 Windows Task Scheduler tricks I use instead of third-party apps

Windows Task Scheduler is an underappreciated powerhouse that can automate more processes than most people ever realize — no third-party nonsense required. It's a smart and oddly satisfying solution ...
CSOonline

How to audit Windows Task Scheduler for cyber-attack activity

Recently Google announced two zero-days that impacted both the Chrome browser and Windows 7 operating system. Google released an update to Chrome to protect users from the issue, and Microsoft patched ...
Ars Technica

Using windows' scheduled tasks create a "job" with a web application

Hello all,<BR><BR>I have built an ASP.Net 2.0 web application that does some queries on some data and sends the results to some recipients.<BR><BR>I used to start this task by clicking on a button, ...
Ars Technica

Windows 7 Scheduled Tasks and Group Policy

Configured a GPO to use GP to push a scheduled task to a bunch of machines [Win7 clients]. Task pushes, even runs! ... for awhile. Task is triggered for user logon and run every 5 minutes thereafter ...