How to schedule task execution when closing windows

Question

How to schedule a task in Windows XP to start when windows are turned off. So I want to run a simple command line program that I wrote in C # every time I close windows. There seems to be no way in scheduled tasks to complete this task when my computer shuts down.

Answer 1

Run gpedit.msc (local policies)

Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts → Shutdown → Properties → Add

Answer 2

In addition to Dan Williams answer, if you want to add a Startup / Shutdown script, you need to look for Windows settings in the Computer Configuration section. If you want to add a Logon / Logoff script, you need to look for Windows settings in the User Configuration section.

So, to repeat what Dan said with this information,

To start / stop work:

• Run gpedit.msc (local policies)
• Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts → Startup or Shutdown → Properties → Add

To log in / out:

• Run gpedit.msc (local policies)
• User Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts → Login or Logout> → Properties → Add

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Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739591(WS.10).aspx

Answer 3

For those who prefer to use the task scheduler, you can schedule the task to start after restarting / shutting down by configuring the task to start after registering event 1074 in the system log in the event viewer. However, this is only suitable for very short tasks that will be performed while the system reboots / shuts down, which usually takes only a few seconds.

• From the task scheduler:
  

  Begin the task: On an event
  Log: system
  Source: USER32
  EventID: 1074

• From the command line:
  

  schtasks / create / tn "taskname" / tr "task file" / sc onevent / ec system / mo * [system / eventid = 1074]

Comment: The / ec option is available on Windows Vista and later. (thanks @ t2d)

Please note that the status of the task may be as follows:

The requested operation did not complete because the user was not logged on to the network. The specified service does not exist. (0x800704DD)

However, this does not mean that it did not start.

Answer 4

A workaround may be to write a simple batch file to start the program, and then turn off the computer.

You can disconnect from the command line, so your script can be quite simple:

c:\directory\myProgram.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 0 

Answer 5

If you run GPEdit.MSC, you can go to Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts and add startup / shutdown scripts. It can be simple batch files or even full-screen EXE. You can also configure custom configurations for login and logout scripts in the same tool. This tool is not available in WIndows XP Home.

Answer 6

Group Policy Editor is not mentioned in the message above. I used GPedit several times to complete the task when loading or shutting down. Following are Microsoft's instructions for accessing and maneuvering GPedit.

How to use Group Policy Editor to manage local computer policies in Windows XP

Answer 7

You can run the batch file that invokes your program, check out the discussion here on how to do this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/115628/windows_tips_make_windows_start_and_stop_the_way_you_want.html

(from google search: launching the window schedule task on shutdown)

Answer 8

What I can offer to do is create a shortcut for the .bat file (for example, on your desktop), and when you want to shut down your computer (and start the .bat file), click on the shortcut that you created. After that, edit the .bat file and add this line of code to the end or where necessary:

 c:\windows\system32\shutdown -s -f -t 00 

What does it mean?

• Starts the shutdown process.
• Displays a warning
• Makes all running processes stop
• Running immediately

Answer 9

In Windows 10 Pro, a batch file can be registered; A workaround for registering cmd.exe and specifying the bat file as a parameter is not required. I just did this by registering a shutdown script and a startup (boot) script, and it worked.

Answer 10

I also had to turn on “Specify the maximum timeout for Group Policy scripts” and “Show instructions in shutdown scripts when they run” so that this worked for me, as I explain here .