Windows 10: Anyone good with task scheduler? Help finishing off sleep task

So I'm making a task to put my pc to sleep. It remains to be determined what it actually considers to be "idle" but ideally, after a predetermined point in time it should sleep my pc so long as im not using it (or hopefully someone else isnt to stream something from plex)

here is my conditions




I wish you could set a longer "wait for idle" than 2 hours but since you cant, here's my hangup.

9/10 it will likely work as it sits. But those instances where I stay up super late playing an mmo, or my wife stays up late watching a movie will happen. I dont want it to fail in those cirumstances.

I see Start the task if computer is idle for: 10 mins - as i will sleep your pc after 10 mins of idle time
I see Wait for idle for: 1 hour - as I will wait for 10 mins of idle time for 1 hour before ending the task aka giving up.

My confusion stems from the following two checkboxes and how they work in relation to what the settings tab offers.

Stop if the computer ceases to be idle: is pretty self explanatory you would think. However it seems redundant considering the task wont run if the computer hasnt been idle anyways based on the first condition. What am i missing?

Restart if idle state resumes: seems redundant again. The Wait for idle: lasts for 1 hour. Does the restart if the idle state resumes restart the entire task from the beginning? Aka begin looping it as soon as the pc becomes idle again?

The reason im curious about these settings apart from them having a fundamental effect on how i want this to function, is also the settings tab.

I'm unsure if I need these guys based on how the Conditions tab actually works




Anyone able to sort me out?

:)

 

Task Scheduler with error message The selected task »CreateChoiceProcessTask« no longer exists

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

I suggest you to clear the task from Task Scheduler using the below steps and check if the issue still persists.

Steps:-

• Type Task Scheduler on Search bar.
• Click on Task Scheduler Library.
• Select the particular task and right click on it.
• Select End.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Cannot schedule a task with Task Scheduler - error 2147942403

Hi,

I suggest you to check the below settings and check fi it helps.

• In task scheduler, click on the scheduled job properties > then settings.
• In the last listed option: "If the task is already running, the following rule applies:"
• Select "Stop the existing instance" from the drop down list.
• Save and Exit. Then check whether the task is running or not.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

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Information on task Scheduling

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Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

Please follow the suggestions below:

By default, if it's time for your regularly scheduled backup and your computer is off, sleeping, or hibernating, Windows Backup skips the backup and waits for your next scheduled backup. However, if you want to automatically wake the computer
to perform backup, you can use the task scheduler.

To schedule a task to wake the computer before the scheduled backup time follow these steps:

1. Click on Start button and type “Task Scheduler” in the start search box and press enter.

2. Select the “Task Scheduler” from the menu and click on “Actions” and then select “Create task”.

3. Click “Conditions” tab and make sure that “Wake the computer to run this task” is checked.

Please get back to us with updated status, we will be happy to assist you.