In the windows 7 the task can be scheduled not only by the date/time but also it can be run with triggers.īut you need to configure it in a correct way. Running a speedfan as a scheduled task was a right idea. Sure, one could disable UAC, but that is obviously not ideal.
Just to be clear, the method to elevate the autorun tasks should not require user input such as accepting the UAC prompt. Is there a better way to autorun programs as administrator?
I considered converting them to run as services, but that seems unnecessarily excessive. I looked around and the closest thing to a solution that I could find was to schedule them as tasks, but that is no good because not only does it clutter the task list, but some programs need to be run as soon as possible (eg to monitor bytes transferred on the NIC, to adjust fan speeds, or set the desktop colors and refresh rates). Further, they are background tasks that one wouldn't want to have to manually run on each and every boot, so they should be part of the startup. Some programs like DuMeter, Speedfan, or ATI Tray Tools require administrator access to interface with the hardware. I am trying to figure out how to run a program that requires administrator access to autorun.
