Using schtasks (Command-Line)
Windows provides schtasks, a command-line tool to schedule tasks.
Example Commands
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Run a Python script every 5 minutes:
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schtasks /create /tn "MyPythonScript" /tr "C:\Python\python.exe C:\path\to\script.py" /sc minute /mo 5 /f -
Run a batch file daily at 3 AM:
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schtasks /create /tn "DailyBackup" /tr "C:\path\to\backup.bat" /sc daily /st 03:00 /f -
Delete a scheduled task:
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schtasks /delete /tn "DailyBackup" /f