Workstation Tasks Tab

Workstation Tasks allow you to schedule various tasks that run at the computer.

Specify the Workstation Task Start Time/ End Time such that it does not conflict with the Start Time/End Time of the Maintenance Period. If there is a conflict between the Maintenance Period and Deep Freeze Workstation Task, you cannot save the policy without removing the conflict. Deep Freeze Cloud will display a warning message if there is a conflict.

The following Workstation Tasks are available:

• Windows Update – schedule Windows updates. You can configure additional settings in the Windows Update tab.

• Batch File – run a batch file on the target computer. You can configure additional settings in the Batch File tab.

• Idle Time – shut down or restart the computers if they are idle for a specified period of time.

• Restart – periodically restart computers to bring them to the original configuration or erase unwanted data.

• Shutdown – shut down the computers at a specified time every day to save power.

• Thawed Period – reboot Thawed for a specified period to perform manual software installs, automated software installs via third party tools or other permanent configuration changes.

For Windows Update, Thawed Period, and Batch File Tasks, all services will go into Maintenance Mode. Additional settings of the Maintenance Mode will not be applied.

Each task is covered in detail in the following sections.

Overlapping tasks cannot be created in the Workstation Tasks tab. If a newly created task overlaps with an existing task, a message is displayed.

A message can be displayed to the user for a maximum of 5 minutes. There must be a gap of a minimum of 5 minutes between any two tasks.

A Workstation Task is triggered only when Deep Freeze is in a Frozen state.