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On Windows 10 I created a scheduled task to make a snapshot of C:\ each hour from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Works fine as long as the computer is running or stopped (not sleeping).
Problem : if the computer fall asleep during 8 AM - 5 PM, the scheduled task is fired when the computer wake up.
For example the computer fall asleep at 4:45 PM. It wake up at 9:15 PM, a snapshot is done, which is not desired.
How can I prevent the scheduled task to do its job outside the desired hours?
The task is exported there:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.4" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>
<Date>2019-01-01T00:00:00.00</Date>
<Author>Author</Author>
<URI>\VSS</URI>
</RegistrationInfo>
<Triggers>
<CalendarTrigger>
<Repetition>
<Interval>PT1H</Interval>
<Duration>PT8H</Duration>
<StopAtDurationEnd>false</StopAtDurationEnd>
</Repetition>
<StartBoundary>2019-01-01T09:00:00</StartBoundary>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<ScheduleByWeek>
<DaysOfWeek>
<Monday />
<Tuesday />
<Wednesday />
<Thursday />
<Friday />
</DaysOfWeek>
<WeeksInterval>1</WeeksInterval>
</ScheduleByWeek>
</CalendarTrigger>
</Triggers>
<Principals>
<Principal id="Author">
<UserId>S-1-5-18</UserId>
<RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel>
</Principal>
</Principals>
<Settings>
<MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
<StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
<AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
<StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
<IdleSettings>
<StopOnIdleEnd>false</StopOnIdleEnd>
<RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
</IdleSettings>
<AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>
<RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
<DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>
<UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>true</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>
<WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
<ExecutionTimeLimit>PT10M</ExecutionTimeLimit>
<Priority>7</Priority>
</Settings>
<Actions Context="Author">
<Exec>
<Command>C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe</Command>
<Arguments>shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\</Arguments>
</Exec>
</Actions>
</Task>
Have you tried to set the
DeleteExpiredTaskAfter
value? – Robert – 2020-01-08T13:34:00.663