Task timing

Select one of the following timing options:

Once - The task will be performed only once at specified date and time. To run the task one time only, at a given moment. Specify the start date and time for one-time in Task execution.

Repeatedly - The task will be performed at the specified time interval (in minutes). Specify the time at which the task will be executed every day in Task execution.

Daily - The task will run repeatedly every day at the specified time.

Weekly - The task will run one or more times a week, on the selected day(s) and time. To run the task repeatedly only in certain days of the week starting with specified day and time. Specify the start time in the Time of task execution. Select the day or days of week on which the task should be run.

Event triggered - The task will be performed after a specified event.

Skip task when running on battery power - When enabled, the task will not start if the system runs on batteries at the time the task should launch (for example, computers running on UPS).

Run task under specific account - Set username and password of a specific account to run scheduled task Run external application or On-demand computer scan. Use it to run On-demand computer scan if you want to scan network share, for example, NAS or other shared storage.


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Ensure the user account you are using to Run task under specific account is allowed to Log on as a batch job (SeBatchLogonRight). You can check the Policy Settings using Group Policy Management tool (Security Settings > Local Policies > Use Rights Assignment > Log on as a batch job).