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Use built-in SchTasks.exe for a supported way to create processes on a remote system. This interfaces with the built-in Task Scheduler service and does not require PsExec.exe.

To create a task on a remote machine (in this example running as SYSTEM):

schtasks.exe /create /F /S COMPUTERNAME /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /RL HIGHEST /SC ONSTART /TN "RemoteProcess" /TR "program.exe \"argument 1\" \"argument 2\""

schtasks.exe /Run /S COMPUTERNAME /I /TN "RemoteProcess"

schtasks.exe /Delete /S COMPUTERNAME /TN "RemoteProcess"

Notes:

  • We use ONSTART as the schedule, but then we start the process manually and delete it before the schedule is fired. This effectively means “just do it now”. You could also specify /SC ONCE /SD "01/01/1980" /ST "00:00:00" which would have the same effect.
  • This example is running as System. To run as the logged-in user, provided you know who that is use /RU "DOMAIN\USER". This will work without a password (/RP option) if the user is logged in
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  • You can use /Query /S COMPUTERNAME /TN "RemoteProcess" /V to find the current status e.g. to wait for exit and then read the exit code.

You can also do all the above with script using the Task Scheduler Scripting Objects:

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