To temporarily turn off all scheduled tasks

1. Open the Task Scheduler window by double-clicking My Computer and then double-clicking the Scheduled Tasks folder.
2. On the Advanced menu, click Pause Task Scheduler.

   This is useful if you are running another program (such as a game) or installing software, and you don't want scheduled tasks to run at the same time.

When Task Scheduler is paused, the Task Scheduler icon on the taskbar looks like this: .

Tasks that would have run while Task Scheduler is paused are not run until their next scheduled time.

To resume the schedules for all tasks, on the Advanced menu, click Continue Task Scheduler.