# How to launch Processing .exe with Windows 10 Task Scheduler?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-launch-processing-exe-with-windows-10-task-scheduler/26489>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [December 24, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-launch-processing-exe-with-windows-10-task-scheduler/26489 "2020-12-24T04:28:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-launch-processing-exe-with-windows-10-task-scheduler/26489/2 "2020-12-25T23:56:02Z")

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Hello,

When you are here:

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/8/8f20e20695c60d7e64cf2c5c1afc86583f9ca504.png)

Also add the folder where your exe is to here:

> Start in (optional):

That worked for me to launch a Processing exe

Program:

> D:\Users\me\Documents\Processing\Countdown\_1\_0\_0\application.windows64\Countdown\_1\_0\_0.exe

Start in (optional):

> D:\Users\me\Documents\Processing\Countdown\_1\_0\_0\application.windows64

I just tried this with my [Countdown Timer](https://discourse.processing.org/t/countdown-d-h-min-sec-and-ms/18145/13) and it works:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/1/1021e312cd897da1a01884490c4260fe0ea02b06.png)

`:)`

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