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Posted on by 和中-11020423-0

I would like to ask about using Power Automate. We are considering running Power Automate overnight. Currently, we are using the desktop version. If we use the premium cloud version, would it be possible to run it at night?The task we want to perform is taking screenshots of the screen. If there is any method to capture the screen other than taking screenshots, could you please advise?

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    Bezanca 688 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hey @和中-11020423-0

    Yes and No.
     
    Yes you can run a power automate cloud flow on a schedule and set it to run overnight - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/run-scheduled-tasks?tabs=using-copilot

    But No, you can't take a screenshot using a cloud flow. Screenshots will require an active user session and only Desktop Flows can do this.
     
    If you can give a bit more detail on what you're taking screenshots of and why, then we may be able to suggest a more stable cloud based achitecture approach.
     
    Thanks
    Adam

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