To set power management options for a scheduled task
- Open Task Scheduler.
- Right-click the task for which you want to set power management options, and then click Properties.
- On the Settings tab, under Power Management, do one or more of the following:
- To conserve the battery power of your computer, select the Don't start the task if the computer is running on batteries check box.
- To stop the task if the computer starts running on battery power, select the Stop the task if battery mode begins check box.
- To wake your computer from hibernation or standby to run a task, select the Wake the computer to run this task check box.
Notes
- To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators or Server Operators group, or have been the appropriate authority, on the local computer. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
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- By default, power management is set to refrain from starting scheduled tasks if the computer is running on battery power. If you are using a portable computer that runs on batteries and you want a scheduled task to run, clear the default check boxes.
- If the power is interrupted or if the battery fails, the scheduled task that is running might not complete.
- The Wake the computer to run this task check box is only displayed on computers that support it.
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