Create and manage Windows Task Scheduler jobs from the command line using schtasks.exe

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Verified steps

  1. Create a daily task: schtasks /Create /TN "MyDailyJob" /TR "C:\Scripts\myjob.bat" /SC DAILY /ST 03:00
  2. Create a task that runs at logon for a specific user: schtasks /Create /TN "OnLogon" /TR "C:\Scripts\startup.bat" /SC ONLOGON /RU <DOMAIN\USERNAME>
  3. List all tasks: schtasks /Query /FO LIST /V — use /FO CSV for machine-readable output.
  4. Run a task immediately: schtasks /Run /TN "MyDailyJob"
  5. Delete a task: schtasks /Delete /TN "MyDailyJob" /F

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