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Windows 10 How to Display Popup Message with Task Scheduler in Windows 10/11

How to Display Popup Message with Task Scheduler in Windows 10/11?

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

Task Scheduler has a feature called "Display a Message". By using the Task Scheduler, you can make it to display a simple pop-up reminder and get a timely message using pop-up windows. Here I will guide you step by step on how to display popup message with task scheduler in Windows 10/11.

how to display popup message with task scheduler in windows 10 11

Steps to display popup message with task scheduler in Windows 10/11:

Step 1: Type Task Scheduler in the Start menu bar and click Open.

Step 2: In the Action tab, selecting Create Basic Task.

create basic task

Step 3: Enter the Name and Description for this new task and click Next to continue.

enter name and description

Step 4: Select when do you want the task to start. For example, I selected "When the computer starts" option. You can select any trigger you want. Then click Next to continue.

select trigger time

Step 5: Select Start a program and click Next to move on.

start a program

Step 6: In Start a Program Window, fill in the blank fields as below. Click Next to continue.

Program/Script — msg

Arguments — * Replace_With_Your_Message

Note: You should replace "Replace_With_Your_Message" with your actual message and don't remove * in front of the message in the Add arguments field.

enter program and arguements

Step 7: In the Summary window, click Finish button to finalize the task creation process.

click Finish

Step 8: After creating a task, you can check if it is ready to run. First select the Task Scheduler Library option in the left panel, then find the task you just created in the middle panel, right click it and select Run.

click Run

Step 9: If it runs properly, you can see a pop-up window with your message.

a pop up Window

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