TaskScheduler: can one specify a task's priority?


  1. mmo
    Posts : 55
    2x Windows 7
       #1

    TaskScheduler: can one specify a task's priority?


    I am starting a couple of tasks each time I log in. However, since the number of these tasks keeps growing they are slowing down my startup more and more and so I rather would like to schedule them to run with low priority and/or delayed (like a minute AFTER startup has completed...).

    It seems, that TaskScheduler has no option to specify something like that (except to start things when the system has been idle for a specific time, but my experience with that is, that this never seems to happen...).

    Any idea? Is there a way to specify that a scheduled task should run with a specific priority?

    Michael
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 2,726
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #2

    Have a looky here pal maybe this might help

    MS TechNet - Schtasks
      My Computer


  3. mmo
    Posts : 55
    2x Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the pointer. Alas, it doesn't really solve my "problem".
    Schtasks seems to offer all the options that the Task Scheduler UI does but not more. In particular I found no option or switch re. priority of the process being started.

    M.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    You need to export the task, edit the priority, then import it again. The default is 7. 8 is the lowest, 1 the highest. -fm
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #5

    foomonger said:
    You need to export the task, edit the priority, then import it again. The default is 7. 8 is the lowest, 1 the highest. -fm
    You did notice the last post in this thread was over 3 years old?

    That being said, you do not need export tasks to set delay. Simply edit the Trigger to set delay (Task Properties > Triggers tab):

    TaskScheduler: can one specify a task's priority?-2013-08-08_124713.png

    You can set any value there or select a pre-set value from drop down list.

    Kari
      My Computer


 

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