Windows Task Scheduler - One task triggering another at a scheduled time

I’m looking to set up one task to act strictly as a trigger for another at a specific time.

Basically, I want Task1 to fire off at 00:00 Task2, which would then handle shutting down the computer after it's been on Idle for a while...

Quick question, when does the second one actually need to run?
I mean, can't you just set up two separate ones? Why is that even a problem?

Jacob Cooper5 said:I'm looking for a way to have one task act as a trigger for another at a specific time.

Basically, I want Task1 to launch 00:00 Task2, which then shuts down my PC after it has been on Idle for a while.

Set up Task 1 to run a batch script called b1.
The b1 script would create a new task to run script b2.
Then, b2 would delete Task2 and shut down the computer.

Jacob Cooper5 said:I just want one task to act as a trigger for another at a specific time.

Basically, I want Task1 to kick off 00:00 Task2, which then shuts down the PC after being on Idle for a bit.

I don't really get why you wouldn't just use Task2 by itself? Just set it up as a recurring task to run every single day at 00:00, and it’ll handle the shutdown if needed. It basically triggers itself daily anyway.

John Cook72 said:I don't see why you wouldn't just stick to Task 2—you basically set it up as a recurring job that fires every night at midnight to handle the shutdown if necessary... so, it just runs itself on autopilot once a day.

Fair point. I was overthinking it—I went straight for the "On Idle" trigger instead of just setting that specific requirement under the "Conditions" tab like a normal person would...