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This overlooked Windows feature helped me automate my entire morning routine

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I automate my Windows PC maintenance with Task Scheduler, here's how

I'll say it out loud. Much as I love the functionality that Windows offers, I've never been the greatest fan of the operating system because of the sheer amount of maintenance it requires to keep ...
Ars Technica

Windows task scheduler hates documents?

It's a little early in the morning for this, but Windows Task Scheduler (W2K Server, SP4) is driving me bonkers. We're trying to get a FileMaker database to start up every night so that it can run ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows Task Scheduler Zero Day Exploited by Malware

Malware developers have started to use the zero-day exploit for Task Scheduler component in Windows, two days after proof-of-concept code for the vulnerability appeared online. A security researcher ...
Windows Central

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Neowin

Microsoft's Windows task scheduler is vulnerable to hackers, no fix yet

The US-CERT has confirmed the existence of a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows task scheduler that could allow a local user to obtain escalated privileges to a Windows system. Security ...
Threat Post

Microsoft Windows Zero-Day Found in Task Scheduler

A Windows task scheduler API function does not check permissions – so any potential local bad actor can alter them to gain elevated privileges. A zero-day flaw recently disclosed in Microsoft’s ...
PC World

Automate your morning programs with Windows Task Scheduler

One of the best parts of owning a PC isn’t downloading videos, sending email, or playing games. If you ask me, the best tool for your computer is automation. Get it to do some of the mundane things ...