tasksettings-waketorun.md

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TaskSettings.WakeToRun property	For scripting, gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates that the Task Scheduler will wake the computer when it is time to run the task.	51f83637-5bae-48c6-b750-b4467e651cec	WakeToRun property Task Scheduler WakeToRun property Task Scheduler , TaskSettings object TaskSettings object Task Scheduler , WakeToRun property	apiref	TaskSettings.WakeToRun	taskschd.dll	COM	reference	05/31/2018

TaskSettings.WakeToRun property

For scripting, gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates that the Task Scheduler will wake the computer when it is time to run the task.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

TaskSettings.WakeToRun As Boolean

Property value

If True, the property indicates that the Task Scheduler will wake the computer when it is time to run the task.

Remarks

When the Task Scheduler service wakes the computer to run a task, the screen may remain off even though the computer is no longer in the sleep or hibernate mode. The screen will turn on when Windows Vista detects that a user has returned to use the computer.

When reading or writing XML for a task, this setting is specified in the WakeToRun element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Type library	Taskschd.tlb
DLL	Taskschd.dll

See also

Task Scheduler