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You can use the Windows Task Scheduler to wake up your Windows computer wake from sleep mode, automatically at a pre-set time. This can be useful if you want a particular task performed at a particular time. Maybe you want to download large files at a particular time!
Wake up computer from Sleep
To wake up your Windows computer from Sleep mode at a fixed time, type Task Scheduler in Start Search and hit Enter.
On the right side, select Create Task. A new window will open. Here under the General tab, fill in the Name and Description. Also check, Run with highest privileges.
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Under the Triggers tab, click New. Another window will open. here. Select One time (or Daily if you want it repeated every day at a particular time). Set the Date and Timewhen you want your Vista to wake up from Sleep.
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Next under the Actions tab, you have to mention a task. Click New. You can run a simple task, like say, first launching & then closing the command prompt window. This will wake your machine at the pre-set time to carry out the task!
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Select Action as : Start a program. To schedule a task that executes the command cmd.exe with command line arguments, copy-paste under Program/script
/c “exit”
Under the Conditions tab, check on the Wake the computer to run this task check-box. This is important!
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Click OK and Exit Task Scheduler.
NOW- Your computer will wake up from Sleep at the particular time.
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