Schedule for automatic running BCWipe tasks. Running the tasks as a system service.
To make BCWipe run a wiping task automatically, select Schedule page
in the Wipe task properties window.
BCWipe can run wiping tasks automatically according to schedule:
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Once. The task of this type of schedule can be run manually by
running the Start task now command in BCWipe Task Manager, or by pressing the
Start Now! button in the Schedule property page.
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Daily. The task of this type of schedule runs automatically every day
at the time set in the Start time control box. As well, you can configure
the task to be performed every 2nd, or 3rd, or N-th day.
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Weekly. The task of this type of schedule runs automatically weekly
at the time set in the Start time control box. You can set a concrete
day of week and time for running the task.
Monthly. The task of this type of schedule runs automatically monthly at the time,
set in the Start time control box. You can set a concrete week
(first week ... last week), day of week, and months when the wiping task has to be run.
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At startup. Wiping task of this type runs automatically when you boot up computer.
NOTE1: Automatic (daily, weekly, monthly) tasks are running as a system service in hidden mode. No messages or progress
indicators are displayed, the result of wiping can be checked using the log file.
NOTE2: Enterprise version of BCWipe can run tasks automatically on remote computers at user's logoff
without user's intervention. This functionality is named BCWipe Enforcer.
With Enforcer, wiping task is running as a system service.