If you never remember to scan
for viruses, update virus
protection, run Disk
Defragmenter, or run any other
system tool, then look to the
Task Scheduler for help.
By using Task Scheduler, you
can run programs and tasks at a
time that is most convenient for
you. Task Scheduler
automatically starts when
Windows boots up, and it runs as
a background application.
Here's what you can do with
Task Scheduler:
- Schedule a task to run
daily, weekly, monthly, or at
certain times (like during
system startup).
- Change the schedule for a
task.
- Stop a scheduled task.
To take full advantage of
this service, make sure that the
system date and time for your
computer are accurate before you
add a task.
Schedule your own tasks:
- Go to your desktop and
double-click My Computer.
- Now, double-click the
Scheduled Tasks folder.
- When the folder opens,
double-click on Add Scheduled
Task.
- This will launch a wizard
that will walk you through the
process.
The wizard will load a list
of everything that's installed
on your machine. Try scheduling
the Disk Defragmenter to run the
first Monday of every month at
12 p.m.
