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You can schedule the backup script to run on a regular basis, e.g. once a week.

1. Click the Start Menu button.
2. Type Task Scheduler into the Search box.
3. Click on the Task Scheduler item.
5. Wait for Task Scheduler to load.
6. Click the Create Task… action on the right hand side of the Task Scheduler window.
7. Enter a Name for the task (e.g. Backup)
8. Select Run whether user is logged on or not.
10. Check Run with highest privileges.
11. Select the Triggers tab.
12. Click the New… button.
13. Specify how often you want the task to run (e.g. weekly).
14. Click the Ok button.
16. Select the Actions tab.
17. Click the New… button.
18. Click the Browse… button.
20. Select the backup.cmd script.
21. Type C:\ E:\Backup in the Add arguments box. (Replace E:\Backup with the directory where you want to store your backups, e.g. a directory on an external hard disk)
22. Copy the path to backup.cmd to the Start in box but remove backup.cmd from the end. i.e. C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Backup\backup.cmd becomes C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Backup.
23. Click the Ok Button.
24. Select the Settings tab.
26. Check the Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed option.
28. Click the Ok button.
30. Enter your password when prompted.
31. Click on the Task Scheduler Library item in the tree view to see your new task.
32. To perform a backup now right-click on the task and select Run.

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