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Open Task Scheduler (press [Windows Key] and type "Task Scheduler")
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In task scheduler, click [Create Task]
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Name your task something useful, like "Update Desktop Image"
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In the "Triggers" tab, click [New]
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Select "Daily"
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Tick "Repeat Task Every: " and select your desired refresh interval from the dropdown menu (I've selected every hour)
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Click [OK]
- Under the "Actions" tab, click [New]
- Find your python executable path, and put it in the Program/script box
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For a conda environment, for example, this should be by default:
C:\Users[Your Name]\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs[Environment Name]\pythonw.exe
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Note: To stop the script from opening a terminal every time it is run, use pythonw.exe instead of python.exe
- In the "Add arguments (optional)" box, type the path to the python script in quotation marks, e.g.: "C:\Users[Your Name]\Downloads\desktop_background_script.py"
- Click [OK]
- Click OK to save your task