Open Task Schedule right click and new folder create
Folder name power automate and click ok button save flolder name
Click power automate folder right click on create basic task
Create a basic task dialog box will show create name on power automate desktops
Click next button show on when do you want task to start I choose daily and click
next button
It shows start date and time it will custom selected and next button .
Action tab it will show on click on start a program and next button
Start a program will display on program /script browse on power automate desktop in
Browse -> program files -. Power automate desktop -> PAD.Console.Host.exe
Eg:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Power Automate Desktop\PAD.Console.Host.exe"
Add argumennts :
Power automate desktop -> desktop flow name-> right click details-> run flow code copy
Eg:
ms-powerautomate:/console/flow/run?environmentid=Default-5fd4f69a-b02a-42d5-aea1-65211293d688&workflowid=5ef3f147-1f23-43c0-95d8-8bf26e6853a6&source=Other
click next button
Power automate setting click display on general ->
Un check on display confirmation dialog when invoking flow externally
Click finish and it will show on task scheduler.
It will show on task scheduler on power automate name right click run flow will run
Yes, it should work on a trial version.
Trying to schedule, as per step. Got error 0xE0434352. It this working for trial version? Thanks
In any case, Microsoft Power Automate Premium is the license that can cover this. It is supposed to be considered as attended, because the Windows Task Scheduler is not able to make Power Automate login to the machine to run a flow. So, it would technically only work with an active user session.
I've been using this for some time now on my premium free trial. Now I have to buy license, but I don't know if this is categorized as an attended flow or unattended. Microsoft doesn't say anything about it, and I can't find any information on it.
If you have any UI automation actions in your flow, or use any applications that run on the scope of the user (such as SQL connectivity or using OneDrive or some network drives) you will need to have your machine unlocked. Otherwise it could run when the machine is locked.
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Can It run when the computer is locked? or it has to be unlocked for the RPA to work?
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