In Windows XP the Task Scheduler was easy to deal with. Anyone could look at it (Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks) and easily understand which tasks were scheduled and when they ran. Windows 7 ...

A Windows task scheduler API function does not check permissions – so any potential local bad actor can alter them to gain elevated privileges. A zero-day flaw recently disclosed in Microsoft’s ...

Windows Task Scheduler is an underappreciated powerhouse that can automate more processes than most people ever realize — no third-party nonsense required. It's a smart and oddly satisfying solution ...

Windows Task Scheduler allows users to perform routine tasks on their computers automatically. Computer resources, including processors, network links, or expansion cards, are assigned certain tasks ...

I have a Linux file server running a samba file share. I created a special account on the linux server so that I could access the network file shares from my windows computers - let's refer to this ...

Malware developers have started to use the zero-day exploit for Task Scheduler component in Windows, two days after proof-of-concept code for the vulnerability appeared online. A security researcher ...