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 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General**
  
-  - Name the task "Reboot" +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot'' 
-  - Use the following user account "SYSTEM" +  - Use the ''SYSTEM'' **user account** 
-  - Select "Run with highest privileges" +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges'' 
-  - Configure for "Windows 2008 R2"+  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2008 R2''
  
 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers**
  
-  - //On a schedule// +  - **On a schedule** 
-  - //One time//+  - **One time**
  
 :!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server. :!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server.
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 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
  
-  - Set the //Action// to ''Start a program'' +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program'' 
-  - Set the //Program// to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe'' +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe'' 
-  - Set the //Arguments// to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"''+  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"''
  
 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
  
-  - Set the //Action// to ''Start a program'' +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program'' 
-  - Set the //Program// to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe'' +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe'' 
-  - Set the //Arguments// to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1'' +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1'' 
-  - Set //Start in// to ''c:\windows\system32''+  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32'' 
 +  - Set the **Comments** to ''Reboot in 5 minutes with reason as 'Application: Maintenance (Planned)'''
  
 +=== Windows 2012 R2 ===
  
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General**
 +
 +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot''
 +  - **Use** the ''SYSTEM'' user account
 +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges''
 +  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2012 R2''
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - **On a schedule**
 +  - **One time**
 +  - Set the **date and time** of the desired reboot
 +  - **Stop task if it runs longer than** ''30 minutes''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +:!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server.
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1''
 +  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +:!: You can easily export saved tasks to be imported to other machines.
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