Task Scheduler: complete 1 task 4 times a day

Question

It seems I should add 4 tasks to do the same job at 9am, 11am, 2pm, and 4pm . Is there a way to do the same job 4 times with 1 task ?

If so, how do I configure this.

Answer 1

(I assume that you are using Win 7). In the Create Task dialog box, click the Triggers tab. Then click the Create button. In the New Trigger dialog box, you will see the Advanced Settings section. It has a Re-Task area. You can check the box and select a predefined value or enter your own --- for example. 4 hours or 45 minutes.

Answer 2

It looks like you can add mulitple triggers to set the task at a different time for each trigger. Go back to your task, right-click and select properties. On the Triggers tab, you can add more tigers.

Answer 3

You can also enter “6 o’clock” in the drop-down list. Not intuitive, but it works.

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