I have a Task Scheduler task that runs a number of utilities on my Vista x64 system (Crap Cleaner, Spybot, etc.). While it is easy to run the task on a timetable, I was wondering how to set up a second trigger linked to a shortcut on the desktop. That way I could run the suite of utilities whenever I wanted without having to open Task Scheduler and dig through its library to find the specific function.
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Task Scheduler Trigger
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To start a task with a shortcut just create a shortcut to:
schtasks.exe /run /TN "TaskName"
And replace TaskName with the name of the Scheduled Task.
Notes:
If you want one shortcut to start all the tasks you can create a batch file to launch them and make the shortcut start the batch file.
Also Scheduled Tasks can be started without Administrative Privileges, which can be convenient for any tasks that need Administrative Privileges as you won't get a User Account Control (UAC) prompt.
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