Press Enter when the Task Scheduler is highlighted in the results, or select it.
In the Task Scheduler, click Create Task in the Actions pane on the right.
The Create Task dialog box displays.
On the General tab, enter a Name for the task.
First, well create a trigger to cause something to happen that alerts us.
poke the Triggers tab and click New at the bottom of the tab.
The New Trigger dialog box displays.
First, select when to Begin the task.
In the options box, well define the days and the starting time for the task.
This will execute the task every week on every weekday.
We also need to indicate what time to trigger the task for the first time each day.
By default, the task will run every hour an entire day.
Again, if the option you want is not available, enter it manually.
In our case, we wanted to specify 8 hours, which was not an option.
So, we entered 8 hours (without the quotes) in the edit box.
The new trigger displays in the list on the Triggers tab.
hit the Actions tab and click New at the bottom of the tab.
The New Action dialog box displays.
you’re able to choose to Start a program, Send an e-mail, or Display a message.
Enter a Title for the message box that will display on the title bar of the dialog box.
Then, enter a Message to display on the dialog box.
The new action displays in the list on the Actions tab.
To do this, select Start a program from the Action drop-down list.
Enter the following line in the Program/script edit box.
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
Then, enter the following line in the Add arguments edit box.
user32.dll, LockWorkStation
Click OK.
NOTE: We decided not to have the workstation automatically lock us out.
It can be startling and frustrating to get forcefully interrupted like that.
A dialog box is a little less intrusive.
However, its up to you.
To test the task, right-tap on it and select Run.
Our dialog box displays with an OK button to close it.
Thats what well see every hour to remind us to get up from our desk.
To terminate the Task Scheduler, select Exit from the File menu.
This trick can be very useful if you tend to work for hours on end without getting up.
However, there is a drawback to using the Task Scheduler.
There is no snooze function.
