I have a number of tasks that I need to do throughout the day, and occasionally those tasks get forgotten. If they aren't on my calendar, with at least 2 alerts, there is no guarantee that it will be completed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Even something that is done every day at a specific time is often overlooked when that time comes and goes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Every morning, each Support Technician has scheduled time at the beginning of our shift to go through yesterday's events and plan out today’s tasks in an effort to make sure we don’t feel behind all day. It’s a hugely important and beneficial part of our day and a sacred uninterruptible time that everyone at the company respects. Having dedicated time to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is wildly helpful for starting our day off correctly so we are able to better WOW our customers and provide the stellar service our customers are accustomed to.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After our prep time, the phones are open and we are fully available to incoming calls, slack\/chat communications, emails, new tickets, part testing, walk-ins, and scheduled meetings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
So how do we jump back into the grind and when? For me, if I don’t have alarms, timers, calendar alerts, and even a visual queue then I don’t remember and my prep-time leaks into ‘team-time’, which is not acceptable. One extremely versatile tool I have been relying on lately is the Task Scheduler. Task Scheduler is an application built into Windows and is more useful than you might think.<\/p>\r\n
Microsoft Windows includes a number of tools to make life easier and more convenient, and there are some very simple steps you can take to learn how to automate tasks. Task Scheduler can run commands, execute scripts at pre-selected date\/time and even start applications. You can even choose specific events that will trigger the task. Task Scheduler monitors the events happening on your system, and then executes selected actions when particular conditions are met.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This article will guide you on how to configure Task Scheduler. We will cover a basic task <\/strong>and in future articles will cover advanced tasks<\/strong> and how to edit existing tasks<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n 1. Open the Start<\/strong> menu<\/p>\r\n\r\n 2. Type Task Scheduler<\/strong> then click the top result to open the tool<\/p>\r\n\r\n 3. Go to the left-pane menu, then select Task Scheduler Library<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n 4. Now, you need to go to the right-pane menu or the Actions<\/strong> options. Click New Folder.<\/p>\r\n Choose a friendly name for the folder you are creating. Choose something that will easily differentiate it from the system and application tasks already scheduled.<\/p><\/div>\nCreate a Basic Task<\/h2>\n