by Martin Brinkmann on June 23, 2014 in Windows - 8 comments
If you are running the Windows 8 operating system, and it does not really matter if you are still on Windows 8 or have upgraded to Windows 8.1, then you may have noticed that the system starts to run maintenance jobs all of a sudden.
While some of those tasks are defined to execute only when the system is idle and not in use, you may still notice that the tasks are run regardless of that.
So, if you are playing a multiplayer game, watching HD movies or running other tasks that require a lot of processing power and system resources, you may have noticed that things slow down during that time.
While that won't happen if you use a high-end machine, it may very well be an issue on low to mid-end systems.
Another thing to consider is that Windows will wake the computer to run the regular maintenance task on the system.
How scheduled maintenance works
Automatic Maintenance has been designed to address several issues of maintenance related tasks that users experienced on previous versions of Windows.
The goal of the feature is to combine all maintenance related tasks such as checking for Windows and software updates, running defrag or performing antivirus scans and including those by Windows and third-party developers to run them without impacting the performance or energy efficiency of the PC.
Windows schedules the automatic maintenance to run at 3AM or 2AM every day by default. The daily limit is set to 1 hour which means that it will run no longer than that per day.
It will also only run if the computer is idle, and stop maintenance tasks when the use returns and starts using the PC again.
Maintenance tasks are resumed when the PC is idle again with an important change. Tasks marked as critical will be run regardless of user action or load. Anchor omkar age wikipedia download.
Additional information about Automatic Maintenance tasks are available on MSDN.
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Disable maintenance tasks
Disabling the maintenance tasks may resolve those issues for you. It is suggested to disable the tasks to see if this is indeed the case. If it is not and the issues that you are experiencing are caused by something else, then you may want to consider enabling the tasks again.
- Tap on the Windows-key to bring up the start screen interface. If you are already on it, skip this step.
- Type Task Scheduler and click on the schedule tasks result. This opens the Windows Task Scheduler.
- Browse to the following folder: Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TaskScheduler
- The maintenance tasks are displayed on the right.
Right-click on Regular Maintenance and select disable from the context menu. This turns this task off so that it won't be run anymore.You can perform the same operation on the Idle Maintenance task as well, even though that should not really be necessary.
Task Scheduler Start In
Windows won't run the disabled tasks anymore. It is up to you to determine whether that is beneficial to the system's performance or not. If you use the system as usual, it should become obvious whether that is the case or not.
As a side effect, you may disable the wake feature that the maintenance triggers to run the task. If that is the issue that you are noticing, you can alternatively change the time the maintenance task is executed at.
It is possible to change both the time and the wake option using the Task. You do need to double-click the task in the Task Scheduler to do so.
- Switch to Triggers and select edit. Here you can change the time the task is run on the PC.
- After you have made the change and clicked ok, switch to Conditions.
- Remove the checkmark from 'Wake computer to run this task' to disable that feature as well.
How to disable automatic maintenance tasks in Windows 8
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How to turn off or modify Windows 8's automatic maintenance tasks.
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AdvertisementWhen you put your PC into sleep mode, it normally waits until you press a button before it wakes from sleep – but you can have your PC automatically wake from sleep at a specific time.
This can be particularly useful if you want your PC to wake and perform downloads in off-peak hours or start other actions before you wake up in the morning — without running all night.
Setting a Wake Time
To have the computer automatically wake up, we’ll create a scheduled task. To do so, open the Task Scheduler by typing Task Scheduler into the Start menu if you are running Windows 10 or 7 (or Start Screen if you are using Windows 8.x) and pressing Enter.
In the Task Scheduler window, click the Create Task link to create a new task.
Name the task something like “Wake From Sleep.” You may also want to tell it to run whether a user is logged on or not and set it to run with highest privileges.
On the Triggers tab, create a new trigger that runs the task at your desired time. This can be a repeating schedule or a single time.
On the conditions tab, enable the Wake the computer to run this task option.
On the actions tab, you must specify at least one action for the task – for example, you could have the task launch a file-downloading program. If you want to wake the system without running a program, you can tell the task to run cmd.exe with the /c “exit” arguments – this will launch a Command Prompt window and immediately close it, effectively doing nothing.
Save your new task after configuring it.
Putting The Computer to Sleep
Start Task Scheduler
Put the computer to sleep using the Sleep option instead of shutting it down. The computer won’t wake up if it’s not in sleep mode. You can also change Windows’ power saving options to have the PC automatically sleep after it hasn’t been used for a while or when you press specific buttons. (If you’re using Windows 8.x the sleep option is on the profile menu on the Start screen.)
You can also create a scheduled task that puts the PC to sleep. Grundjustering af atv karborator. See: Make Your PC Shut Down at Night (But Only When You’re Not Using It)
Wake On LAN is another method you can use to wake computers – wake on LAN works over the network.
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