 Management console for Task Scheduler 3.0 in Windows 11 | |
| Other names | taskschd.msc |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | 1995 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Included with |
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| Predecessor | System Agent |
| Service name | Task Scheduler (Schedule) |
| Type | Windows service |
| Website | docs |
Task Scheduler (formerly Scheduled Tasks)[1] is a job scheduler in Microsoft Windows that launches computer programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals.[2][3] Microsoft introduced this component in the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 as System Agent.[4] Its core component is an eponymous Windows service.[5] The Windows Task Scheduler infrastructure is the basis for the Windows PowerShell scheduled jobs feature introduced with PowerShell v3.[6]
Task Scheduler can be compared to cron or anacron on Unix-like operating systems. This service should not be confused with the scheduler, which is a core component of the OS kernel that allocates CPU resources to processes already running.
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