AT

Deprecated command : use SCHTASKSSCHTASKS instead.

(from Arrange Tasks)

Schedules commands or programs to run on your computer at a specified time and date.

AT [\\computername] [[id] [/DELETE] | /DELETE [/YES]]

AT [\\computername] time [/INTERACTIVE] [/EVERY:date[,...] | /NEXT:date[,...]] "command"

Where:

• \\computername - Specifies the name of the remote computer. If omitted, commands are scheduled on the local computer.
• id - Identification number assigned to a scheduled command.
• /DELETE - Cancels a scheduled command. If id is omitted, all scheduled commands on the computer are canceled.
• /YES - Cancels processes without being asked for confirmation.
• time - Specifies the time at which to run the command (xx.xx format).
• /INTERACTIVE - Allows the process to interact with the desktop of the user who is logged on when the process is running.
• /EVERY:date[,…] - Executes the command on a day of the week or month. If the date is omitted, the current day of the month is used.
• /NEXT:date[,…] - Executes the specified command on the next occurrence of the date. If the date is omitted, the current day of the month is used.
• "command" - Command or path to the batch file to execute.

Examples:

1. Run the file C:\file.bat at 1:00 PM on computer user-12345678 on the fifth day of next month:

at \\user-12345678 13.00 /next:5 "C:\file.bat"

 

2. Cancel all scheduled commands for the computer user-abcdef00:

at \\user-abcdef00 /delete

 

Further information:

To find out your computer name, simply type:

echo %computername%

Press Enter… and voila! Here is your computer name.