schtasks.exe
Manages scheduled tasks by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 11 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. When the program is installed, it will add a shortcut pointer in the Start Menu which will execute the file as a process upon a user login. The average file size is about 207.91 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 1.5 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.88 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.)
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'schtasks.exe'
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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