Task start conditions

This option is effective in Windows and Linux operating systems.

This option determines the program behavior in case a task is about to start (the scheduled time comes or the event specified in the schedule occurs), but the condition (or any of multiple conditions) is not met. For more information about conditions refer to "Start conditions".

The preset is: Wait until the conditions from the schedule are met.

Wait until the conditions from the schedule are met

With this setting, the scheduler starts monitoring the conditions and launches the task as soon as the conditions are met. If the conditions are never met, the task will never start.

To handle the situation when the conditions are not met for too long and further delaying the task is becoming risky, you can set the time interval after which the task will run irrespective of the condition. Select the Run the task anyway after check box and specify the time interval. The task will start as soon as the conditions are met OR the maximum time delay lapses, depending on which comes first.

Skip the task execution

Delaying a task might be unacceptable, for example, when you need to execute a task strictly at the specified time. Then it makes sense to skip the task rather than wait for the conditions, especially if the tasks occur relatively often.