More malware is using Windows Task Scheduler to do its dirty work. Here's how to mitigate this surprising attack vector Malware authors have been using the Windows Task Scheduler (or AT.exe jobs) to ...

Malware developers have started to use the zero-day exploit for Task Scheduler component in Windows, two days after proof-of-concept code for the vulnerability appeared online. A security researcher ...

I'm about ready to pull my hair out. I am going to have (0x1) errors showing up in my dreams soon if this keeps up. I have a simple Python script that I want to run as soon as an AWS EC2 (Windows) ...

I have a scheduled task set in Windows 7 to run shutdown.exe -s at the end of our work day to shutdown a set of 35 computers. (I had to enter in each task manually on 30+ computers). It was recently ...

Everyone knows that you're supposed to defragment your Windows hard drives regularly, right? A defragmented hard drive means quicker access times, less bugginess, and all-around healthier drives. Even ...

The Windows Task Scheduler is a boon for a group of users who like to schedule different tasks and automate them. I use it all the time to schedule periodic execution of scripts and some programs to ...

How to use Windows 10 Task Scheduler to run Office 365 tasks Your email has been sent Lots of us have recurring tasks that are repeated daily, weekly, monthly—even hourly. Opening a document and ...