Help - using Task Scheduler to trigger a message when DCS.exe is exited.

[dooom]

Hey all - there are a series of things i try to remember when i am shutting down DCS - its everything such as powering down my usb hub for peripherals, charging my delan clip/headset, shutting down trackir camera etc.

I often forget to charge or turn off some of my wireless items and was thinking i could trigger a displayed message using task scheduler recognition of dcs.exe being closed down.

Does anyone have any experience?  I think it may need a custom XML to monitor event logs but i do not know how to set it up.  i googled other efforts like this: https://superuser.com/questions/1617797/task-scheduler-trigger-task-when-a-process-terminates but cannot get it to work.

Any windows gurus willing to help a fella out?

i would note that my DCS.exe does not sit in traditional program file or x86 paths as it is on NVME.

Edited September 7, 2023 by dooom

[BitMaster]

Google or Bing is your friend

 

Ok, here are the steps to create the task:

1. Press the Start button and search and open Task Scheduler.
2. Click Create basic task in the Actions pane.
3. Set a Name and a Description for the task and click Next.
4. Choose When a specific event is logged as the trigger and click Next.
5. Select Application as the log, Process Exit as the source, and DCS.exe as the event ID and click Next.
6. Choose Start a program as the action and click Next.
7. Browse for a script file that will display the message you want. You can use PowerShell or VBScript to create the script. For example, you can use this PowerShell script:

Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework
[System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('Remember to do these things when shutting down DCS', 'Reminder')

8. Click Next and then Finish to create the task.

Now, whenever you close DCS, you should see a popup message on your screen.

I hope this helps. Is there anything else I can do for you?

 

 

Hey, that's from Bing AI, not me