Setup Windows Task Scheduler

Using Windows built-in Task Scheduler to run Rclone mount silently

Step 1: Open Task Scheduler

Open Windows Search (Windows + S) Search for: Task Scheduler

Step 2: Create Task

1. In Task Scheduler Library, click on Create Basic Task...

2. Create task's Name and Description

3. Choose When the computer starts

4. Choose Start a program

5. Enter your Rclone mount command

6. It will ask to move the arg into arguments field, choose Yes

7. Click on Open the Properties diaglog for this task when click Finish

Step 3: Settings for Task

1. Click on Change User or Group...

2. Click on Advanced...

3. Find now, choose SYSTEM, OK and OK again get to back to Task Properties

4. In the Conditions tab, untick Start the task only if the computer is on AC power

5. You can edit more in Settings tab...

Step 4: In case your computer hasn't connect to a network yet

Sometimes your computer hasn't connected to a network before the Rclone mount fails, which will lead to the task stopping. To prevent this, we will make a trigger to trigger the task every time your computer connects to a network

1. In the Trigger tab, click on New...

2. Set up like me: Begin the task: On an event Log: Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational Source: NetworkProfile Event ID: 10000

But note that, the task will be triggered even if it has an internet connection or not 😐

Step 5: Run / Stop Task

• You can run or stop it immediately in Windows Task Scheduler

• Also, you can stop it via Task Manager

• Every time your computer boots up, it will start Rclone mount before the user logon