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How to Manage Existing Tasks in Task Scheduler

After two articles on how to create a task, for both beginners and advanced users, I continue our series on Task Scheduler with a tutorial about the commands which can be executed on an already created task. More precisely, I will show how to run a task on demand, how to end, disable, import, export and delete an existing task. I will share details on what are the effects of each of these commands, together with usage examples so you can make the best of this powerful tool - Task Scheduler.

Create an USB Memory Stick with System Recovery Tools

In one of our previous articles, we've shown How to Create a System Repair Disc on a CD/DVD with just with a few clicks. In will continue the discussion by showing how to create a bootable flash memory stick with System Recovery Tools on it.

Add or Remove the Take Ownership Option to the Right Click Context Menu

Taking ownership files or folders in Windows in general, is a process that takes time and a bit of attention. Fortunately for us, there are solutions which allow you to add or remove the Take Ownership shortcut to the right click context menu. In this article I will cover two of these solutions.

Take Ownership and Change Permissions of Files and Folders

Switching to another operating system or importing data can lead to the impossibility of accessing your files and folders. This is result of the fact that your user has lost ownership of those files & folders or it no longer has the required permissions. Also accessing certain system protected files or folders involves sometimes modifying the file permissions for those resources. When you cannot read or change files/folders from your disk, it means that either you need to take ownership of them or you need to change your user's permissions. In this article you will learn how to change ownership of a file or folder and how to manage permissions for accessing and modifying them.

NOTE: You must be logged in as Administrator to take ownership or to change your user's permission rights.

Advanced Users - Task Creation With Task Scheduler

Recently, we've covered how to create a basic task using Task Scheduler's 4-steps wizard. Now it is time to address the topic of creating advanced tasks, for those of you who want to have maximum control. Task Scheduler is one of the most powerful tools that Windows 7 has to offer so, be prepared for a large range of choices which allow you to set up every possible detail about task. Are you ready? Click on Read more...

Identify Memory Problems with Windows Memory Diagnostic

I will continue our System Recovery Options for Windows 7 series with an article about Windows Memory Diagnostic. This handy tool allows you to perform a basic set of memory tests, to help you identify Random Access Memory (RAM) problems. This tutorial will cover how to access Windows Memory Diagnostic and how to use it to diagnose if you have memory problems or not.

How To Create a Task With the Basic Task Wizard

In my previous article I've shown what Task Scheduler does, how to navigate between existing tasks and see all the properties of a task. The next step is to show how to create a task. Task Scheduler provides you with two ways of creating a task: using a simple wizard or, by setting up all the properties of a task, allowing you to customize more thoroughly the new task. In this tutorial I will guide you through all the actions required by the 'Create Basic Task' wizard, using simple examples.

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