Using schtasks in interactive mode

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Published on 2010-02-22T10:43:46Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 17:43 UTC
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Hello!

I'd like to create a scheduled task from the command line, in interactive mode. The at hh:mm /interactive program command fails, stating that security policies do not allow interactive execution.

I'd therefore like to use the schtasks command. But when I type something like

schtasks  /Create /TN MyTask /SC DAILY /ST "13:10" /TR "notepad.exe" /V1 /F

I get a message asking for my password, although I haven't set a password for my session. And when I leave the field blank, the command line answers that the task won't be able to run.

How can I fix this problem? And how can I make the task interactive? Using /RU SYSTEM prevents the task from being run in interactive mode.

Thanks! CFP.

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