This dialog is accessed by clicking the 'Conditions...' button when adding or editing scheduled tasks.
| Condition | Description | ||
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| Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled task is missed | A task can be missed if the computer is turned off or in a hibernation state. If this condition is selected, the next available opportunity the task will execute.
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| Start the task only if the computer is on AC power | You can set a condition that tells the task to run only if the computer is on AC power (not battery power) when the task trigger is activated. | ||
| Stop if the computer switches to battery power* | If the computer switches to battery power the scheduled task will be terminated.
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| Wake the computer to run this task | When the Task Scheduler service wakes, the computer to run a task, the screen may remain off even though the computer is no longer in the sleep or hibernate mode. The screen will turn on when Windows detects that a user has returned to use the computer. Please see PC wont wake from Sleep to run a backup if you are having problems with this setting |
The default conditions are to Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled task is missed and Wake the computer to run this task.