RestartOnIdle (idleSettingsType) Element

Specifies whether the task is restarted when the computer cycles into an idle condition more than once.

<xs:element name="RestartOnIdle"
    type="boolean"
    default="false"
    minOccurs="0"
 />

The RestartOnIdle element is defined by the idleSettingsType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
IdleSettings	idleSettingsType	Specifies how the Task Scheduler performs tasks when the computer is in an idle state.

This element is used only if the TerminateOnIdleEnd element is set to True.

For script development, this task settings is specified using the IdleSettings.RestartOnIdle property.

For C++ development, this task settings is specified using the IIdleSettings::RestartOnIdle property.

The following XML defines an idle setting that indicates that the task should not be restarted when the idle condition cycles.

<IdleSettings>
     <TerminateOnIdleEnd>true</TerminateOnIdleEnd>
     <RestartOnIdle>true</RestartOnIdle>
</IdleSettings>

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]