I created a new scheduled task with the following command: schtasks /create /ru system /sc once /st 09:11 /tn test1 /tr cmd.exe /it The task gets started at the correct time using the user context SYSTEM (I can see this in task manager) but there is no new window created. I am using the console session, not a remote terminal. How can I start a command window using the user context SYSTEM in Windows 7?

You see the impact of session 0 isolation. The SYSTEM is session 0, your user is session 1, so you can't see it."A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Thanks for the explanation Andre. From what I have (quickly) read on session 0 isolation, it applies mainly to services. I just want to start a command window using the user context SYSTEM? Is that possible and if so how?

I just want to start a command window using the user context SYSTEM? Is that possible and if so how? This is possible with psexec from Sysinternals: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx use the -s command line parameter: -s Run remote process in the System account."A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

That's it! - thank you Andre

you're welcome :)"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/