Which license do I need to set scheduled task

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Hi,

I created a PAD task and I'd like to schedule to execute this task every 4hours.

I heard that I need a license to do that and went to the pricing page.

Then, I found out the plans are so complicating for me.

Do I need an unattended add-on to do that?

I don't understand clearly the difference between unattended and attended.

Thank you,

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Pstork1 69,127 Most Valuable Professional on at

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To do a scheduled desktop flow you would need to start the flow from a cloud flow. That requires the Per Flow with RPA license. You only need the unattended add-on if you want to do it on another workstation while you are not logged in. If you are logged in and the desktop isn't locked you can start the flow using a cloud flow as an attended desktop flow.

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kaaaaaazzuu1 8 on at

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Hi @Pstork1 ,

Thank you for your reply.
You mean I need just "Per user plan with attended RPA" plan?
I will use another PC so the automation can log in and occupy one PC.

Thank you,

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Running a scheduled process on a PC you are currently logged into is attended RPA. Having the cloud flow log in to a different PC is unattended RPA. So for that you would need the unattended Add-on.

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Hello,
You do not actually need a license to schedule flows. The solution is to create a new flow which will run forever and that flow will schedule your actual flow, see this working example: https://power.automate.gallery/schedule-flows-using-power-automate-desktop

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Have you tried this recently? I suspect it will no longer work since Microsoft tightened down concurrent desktop runs in a recent release of Power Automate Desktop. In the current version you can only run one desktop flow at a time, unless you are running on a server OS.

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Yes, I tried it yesterday with version 2.20.00133.22123. It is working. The new limit seems to be that you cannot start multiple concurrent flows, but a flow can start another flow without problems.

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