schtasks.exe
Manages scheduled tasks by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 12 versions of schtasks.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214). schtasks.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 208.04 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0016% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.51 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.91 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 71 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is schtasks.exe?
Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time. Adds and removes tasks from the schedule, starts and stops tasks on demand, and displays and changes scheduled tasks.
About schtasks.exe (from Microsoft)
“Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run, and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote computer. Running Schtasks.exe without arguments displays the status and next run time for ”
 Details
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| File name: | schtasks.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Manages scheduled tasks |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe |
| Original name: | sctasks.exe.mui |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of schtasks.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'ValidationTaskDeadline' runs daily in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Activation Technologies\ValidationTaskDeadline'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Activation Technologies\ValidationTaskDeadline'
All file variations of schtasks.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
56.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.50% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.75% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.75% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.82% of Manages scheduled tasks.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
21.85% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.37% |
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| ASUS |
19.63% |
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| Acer |
10.00% |
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| Toshiba |
8.52% |
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| Sony |
4.44% |
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| Lenovo |
3.33% |
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| Intel |
3.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.78% |
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| Samsung |
1.85% |
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| Alienware |
1.11% |
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| MSI |
1.11% |
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| Medion |
0.37% |
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| Gateway |
0.37% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.37% |
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| Apple |
0.37% |
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| Sahara |
0.19% |
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