Performs a local or remote host search to determine what scheduled tasks exist. Due to permissions, not all tasks may be seen by a normal user.
/fo
Sets formatting options. We can specify to show results in the Table, List, or CSV output.
/v
Sets verbosity to on, displaying the advanced properties set in displayed tasks when used with the List or CSV output parameter.
/nh
Simplifies the output using the Table or CSV output format. This switch removes the column headers.
/s
Sets the DNS name or IP address of the host we want to connect to. Localhost is the default specified. If /s is utilized, we are connecting to a remote host and must format it as “\host”.
/u
This switch will tell schtasks to run the following command with the permission set of the user specified.
/p
Sets the password in use for command execution when we specify a user to run the task. Users must be members of the Administrator’s group on the host (or in the domain). The u and p values are only valid when used with the s parameter.
Create
Action
Parameter
Description
Create
Schedules a task to run.
/sc
Sets the schedule type. It can be by the minute, hourly, weekly, and much more. Be sure to check the options parameters.
/tn
Sets the name for the task we are building. Each task must have a unique name.
/tr
Sets the trigger and task that should be run. This can be an executable, script, or batch file.
/s
Specify the host to run on, much like in Query.
/u
Specifies the local user or domain user to utilize
/p
Sets the Password of the user-specified.
/mo
Allows us to set a modifier to run within our set schedule. For example, every 5 hours every other day.
/rl
Allows us to limit the privileges of the task. Options here are limited access and Highest. Limited is the default value.
/z
Will set the task to be deleted after completion of its actions.
Creating a new scheduled task is pretty straightforward. At a minimum, we must specify the following: