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Power Automate - Power Automate Desktop
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Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

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Posted on 20 Feb 2023 05:02:55 by

Open Task Schedule  right click and new folder create

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Folder name power automate and click ok button save flolder name

 

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Click power automate  folder right click on  create basic task

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Create a basic task dialog box will show  create name on power automate desktops

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Click next button show on when do you  want task to  start I choose daily and click 

next button

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It shows start date and time it will custom selected and next button .

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Action tab it will show on click on start a program and next button

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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

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Power automate  setting  click display on  general ->

Un check on display confirmation  dialog when invoking flow externally

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Click finish and  it will show on task scheduler.

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It will show on task scheduler  on power automate name right click run flow will run

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  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    10,045 Most Valuable Professional on 07 Dec 2023 at 08:19:13
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    Yes, it should work on a trial version.

  • arpizt Profile Picture
    2 on 05 Dec 2023 at 04:00:57
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    Trying to schedule, as per step. Got error 0xE0434352. It this working for trial version? Thanks

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  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    10,045 Most Valuable Professional on 12 Aug 2023 at 03:54:19
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    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.

     

  • MRevych Profile Picture
    2 on 11 Aug 2023 at 23:30:47
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    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. 

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    10,045 Most Valuable Professional on 02 Aug 2023 at 14:47:21
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    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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  • carcmena99 Profile Picture
    75 on 02 Aug 2023 at 13:46:09
    Re: Task Scheduler in run power automate desktop flow

    Can It run when the computer is locked? or it has to be unlocked for the RPA to work?

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