AZ-801 · Question #127
You are an administrator and you need to create the scheduled tasks on a remote Window based computer. Which of the following can you use to accomplish the task?
The correct answer is A. Schtasks. Schtasks is the Windows command-line utility that supports creating and managing scheduled tasks on both local and remote Windows computers.
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- ASchtasks
- BCron
- CScheduledTasks
- DAzSchTasks
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Why each option
Schtasks is the Windows command-line utility that supports creating and managing scheduled tasks on both local and remote Windows computers.
The schtasks command supports the /S parameter to target a remote Windows computer by hostname or IP, allowing administrators to create, modify, delete, and query scheduled tasks on remote systems without requiring a GUI, remote desktop, or additional software.
Cron is a Unix/Linux scheduling daemon and is not available natively on Windows-based operating systems.
ScheduledTasks refers to the PowerShell module with New-ScheduledTask cmdlets but is not a standalone executable tool, and schtasks is the canonical command-line answer for remote task creation.
AzSchTasks does not exist as a real Windows or Azure utility; no such tool is available for managing scheduled tasks.
Concept tested: Remote scheduled task management using schtasks
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/schtasks
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