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Windows Scheduling Instructions

Scheduling for Windows is easy once you understand what's required.

A. Find the root path where these scripts are located on your computer

  1. For me it is C:\Users\coryr\OneDrive\Documents\GitHub\NiceHash-Mining-Scheduler
    1. Keep this location for later

B. Update the .bat files:

  1. Find where python is located
    1. Open cmd and type where python
    2. For me it was C:\Users\coryr\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe
    3. image
    4. A shortcut to the above location is %LocalAppData%\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe
  2. Open windows_start_mining.bat and windows_stop_mining.bat and replace the first quoted part with your python location

C. Windows Task Scheduler

  1. Hit Windows key and type Task scheduler
  2. On the left side, expand the Task Scheduler Library
  3. Create a new folder called Nicehash
  4. Inside this folder we're going to create 2 basic tasks image
  5. Also, to help with troubleshooting, Enable All Tasks History in the Actions menu \n image

D. Schedule turning ON miner

  1. Right click on the folder you created, click Create Basic Task

  2. Name is Turn on miner click next \n image

  3. Set schedule to Daily - click next \n image

  4. Set the miner to turn on at your desired time (mine is 9pm) - click next \n image

  5. Select Start a program as the desired Action - click next \n image

  6. Under Start a program browse for the script windows_start_mining.bat

    1. For Start in (optional) add the root path you found from step A click next \n image

  7. Click finish

E. Schedule turning OFF miner

  1. Right click on the folder you created, click Create Basic Task
  2. Name is Turn off miner click next
  3. Set schedule to Daily - click next
  4. Set the miner to turn off at your desired time (mine is 4pm) - click next
  5. Select Start a program as the desired Action - click next
  6. Under Start a program browse for the script windows_stop_mining.bat
    1. For Start in (optional) add the root path you found from step A click next
  7. Click finish

Congratulations, your miner(s) should be scheduled.

F. Testing your scripts

  1. Select your script from the Task Scheduler
  2. Click run on the right side \n image