Windows 10: Windows Task Scheduler - Running a .BAT File whether user is logged on or not

Hi,I am using Windows 10 Pro. I created a simple .BAT file with the following location and filename:C:\PK_Temp\test.batCurrently, my test.bat file consists of just the following two commands ...Echo "Hi Paul" pause... When I run this .BAT file manually, the Windows Command Prompt C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe opens, displays the text "Hi Paul", and remains open with the prompt "Press any key to continue...". After I press any key, the Command Prompt Closes.After I proved this worked, I created a Task in Windows Task Scheduler to run this .BAT file. For the Trigger, I chose to Begin the Task

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Windows 10 task scheduler, running a task with higher permissions than logged on user

Hi,

I have a PC that is running Windows 10 Professional. I am a member of the Administrators group on this PC, but someone other than myself is the primary user.

In the Task Scheduler, I'd like to create a task that would run a .BAT file periodically (at least once per day, but possibly more frequently).

This .BAT file will copy some files from a network location to a local folder on this PC. The primary user has read-only permissions on this local folder, where as an Administrator, I have full control permissions. With read-only permissions, the primary user is not able to successfully run the BAT file because she does not have the permissions required for it to complete successfully.

I notice that when I Create a Task in the Task Scheduler, there is an option to select the user account under which the task should be run. If I choose my own account (with Administrator permissions) here and select the option to "Run whether user is logged on or not", should I expect the task (specifically my .BAT file) to complete successfully when I am not logged on to the PC?

If I can expect this to succeed, I'd like to find out what I should expect if I select the checkbox option "Do not store password. This task will only have access to local computer resources." It seems like choosing not to store the password would be a good choice if I want this PC to be as secure as possible. As the .BAT file copies files to a local folder (which I would consider a local resource), it seems like this might have a chance of working.

If anyone here can tell me if this is correct, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,
Paul

 

Task Scheduler Batch file

Hi all,

Looking for some help.Im creating a batch file to run for different users to add a scheduled task. HOWEVER - the whole thing works great and has done for some time.But after i run the batch file on each machine (different users) i have to go into the security options and change the user the task runs in to the unique user of that machine. Is there a way to use the batch file to pull the account name of the machine (or computer name) and use that as the user the task runs in?


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Scheduled Task Won't Launch Program with .bat File

I wrote a couple simple bat files to both shut down and launch Adobe Media Encoder on a Windows 10 machine. When I double click on them, both launch and execute flawlessly. However when I schedule a task and click to run them from the scheduled task, the
status just shows as "Running" but nothing happens. When I go into processes I can see Adobe Media Encoder, but the initial launch screen never comes up much less the program opens. I've also noticed that when I launch from the bat file itself, Adobe ME
shows up under APPS in task manager, but when I run from the scheduled task it shows up in background processes along with two other Adobe processes that when launched from the bat show up under Adobe Media Encoder CC2018:

I've tried the options I've seen on several forums such as having the task run cmd prompt with the argument being the bat and run from the containing folder. I've enabled full permissions on the folder with the bat for all users. It's run under the local
admin account to that machine, run with highest privileges. Any other ideas?