CRON Jobs for Windows

By M1K3

Basic setup for CRON jobs on Windows goes as follows..

Download GnuWin32, Install it, Open Windows Task Scheduler, Create Task, Name it, Run whether user logged on or not, Configure for:(SELECT SERVER TYPE), Triggers TAB, Select Daily, Set the date and time to Start, Type "1 minute" into the Repeat task every:(?), & Check mark the box, for a duration "1 day", Checkmark "Enabled", Create a New... under Actions, Program/script browse to/add this with qoutes "C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe", Add arguments (my site uses this link for it's cron page) http://site.com/cron/run/fiveminutes, Adjust settings tab  as needed, I used Stop the task if it runs longer than: 3 days, either select run or wait for the timer you set under Triggers and everything should work! Mine is running great!

...Also have made a tutorial video to show how I set up my cron job on Windows Server 2012 R2
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63LOzxSKcI <<

Anyone having issues or need further explanation of the steps can message me