IBootTrigger interface (taskschd.h)

Represents a trigger that starts a task when the system is started.

Inheritance

The IBootTrigger interface inherits from the ITrigger interface.

Methods

The IBootTrigger interface has these methods.

 
IBootTrigger::get_Delay

Gets or sets a value that indicates the amount of time between when the system is booted and when the task is started. (Get)
IBootTrigger::put_Delay

Gets or sets a value that indicates the amount of time between when the system is booted and when the task is started. (Put)

Remarks

The Task Scheduler service is started when the operating system is booted, and boot trigger tasks are set to start when the Task Scheduler service starts.

Only a member of the Administrators group can create a task with a boot trigger.

When creating your own XML for a task, a boot trigger is specified using the BootTrigger element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Examples

For more information and example code for this interface, see Boot Trigger Example (C++).

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header taskschd.h

See also

ITrigger

Task Scheduler

Task Scheduler Interfaces