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Will Windows Scheduled Tasks execute if the computer was off at the scheduled time?
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Mar 15, 202637798 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I schedule a task using windows task scheduler for, say, 2 minutes from now, and for some reason the computer is shut down 1 minute from now, and turned on 3 minutes from now, will the task that was scheduled still run? If not, what can I do to mimic this functionality? I'm writing a Java applic…
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No, it won't execute. The Task Scheduler in Vista (or higher) can be configured to run missed instances, but XP's cannot. See the checkbox below called Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed. However, all three can be set to …
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