Task Scheduler is basically a task manager in Microsoft Windows which automatically launches desktop applications or remote scripts at specified time intervals or days. Microsoft introduced this part of the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 as System Agent. The central component of this software is an eponymous Windows Service. This Windows Service is responsible to monitor the usage of the CPU and resources of the computer system.
Every time an application or a remote script is used, a call is made to the Windows Service to report its success or failure. The task scheduler settings are then used by Windows to schedule future tasks based on previously determined activity sets. The most important part of the software is the Windows Task Manager which is responsible for controlling the display of the Task List which lists all active tasks and their names, and last but not least the Start Menu which controls the accessibility of the system.
To use task scheduler to schedule future workloads, it is best to allow the system to update its data using the built in Windows Task Manager tool. When this task manager button is clicked, a list of all currently scheduled tasks will be displayed. Right click on any one of the tasks to open its properties. This window will show the current time you want to schedule them, a description of the task, its priority which is defined by the OS and the time zone it should be performed in. If there are any explicit preferences you entered while creating the task, you can change these using the appropriate tabs in the Properties window.
