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What is at.exe & How to Properly Use it
Learn to schedule tasks using at.exe and schtasks.exe
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The at.exe and schtasks.exe are handy command line tools that help youautomate actions on your computerwithout doing them manually. They make it easy to set up the same task on multiple computers and are useful when working on applications or scripts that need to use the Task Scheduler.
Microsoft has deprecated the at.exe command and recommends using the more advanced schtasks.exe command for managing scheduled tasks.
In this guide, we will show you how to manage scheduled tasks using the at.exe and schtasks.exe tool in Command Prompt.
What is the use of at exe?
The at.exe is a command-line utility in Windows operating systems that allows you to schedule tasks to run at a specified time. It can be used to create, view, modify, or delete scheduled tasks, enabling you toperform various operations from the Command Promptor batch files.
With the at.exe command, you can specify the exact time and date for a task to be executed, along with the program or command that needs to be run.
The command is available in several Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and some older versions of Windows.
schtasks.exe is the Task Scheduler tool that allows you to manage scheduled tasks. It provides a more advanced and flexible way to create, modify, view, and delete scheduled tasks compared to the deprecated at.exe command.
Even though Task Scheduler has a graphical interface, you can also use Command Prompt to create, edit, and remove tasks.
How to use at.exe and schtasks.exe?
1. Create a scheduled task:
2. Change a scheduled task:
3. View the scheduled task
The tasks you created using the Task Scheduler will be at the bottom of the list.
4. Cancel a scheduled task
Unlike at command, schtasks is a more advanced and flexible command for managing scheduled tasks in Windows. To learn more about the parameters and options of theschtasks commands, visit the official Microsoft Learn page.
You can also use theTask Scheduler utilityfor creating, modifying, and managing scheduled tasks.
For any questions and more suggestions, please use the comments section below.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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