Using the AT Command

You can also use the AT command to schedule tasks. By default, the AT command is run using the LocalSystem account, which requires administrative privileges. To specify another account as the user of the AT command, follow these steps:

1.
Open Control Panel and double-click Scheduled Tasks.
2.
In the Scheduled Tasks window, open the Advanced menu and then choose AT Service Account.
3.
Click This Account and specify a particular user and password. Click OK.

The command structure for the AT command is as follows:

AT [\\ computername] [ id] [[/delete]| /delete [/yes]]
AT [\\ computername] time [/interactive] [/every: date[,...] |
/next: date[,...]] command
				

The following parameters can be used with the AT command. Used without ...

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