Add two commands to one batch file

You just take these commands, paste them into Notepad, and save it as "Whatever.cmd" add the double quotes if your explorer is configured to hide extensions, otherwise it will save as "cmd.txt").
You might want to add a "ping.exe localhost -n 60" between the two commands, and (since it's RDP) add a check to only kill your own notepad process:

start notepad.exe
ping.exe localhost -n 60
taskkill /F /IM notepad.exe /FI "USERNAME eq %UserName%"

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Though I somewhat doubt that this will prevent a session from showing up as idle.

use taskkill /im notepad.exe to close notepad.exe (use /f if required)

in next line use notepad.exe to run it.

simple. If your requirement is something different then let me know.

or you can use attached VB script

it will open notepad and write hello and close it. Schedule it for require time ( 5/10/15/... sec)

command is
cscript /nologo script.vbs
script.vbs

What are you trying to accomplish by running these commands?

I'm working on a win 2008 server for one of my customers using RDP and their IT manager has it set to log me out after 30 min of inactivity. He is not willing to change it in the GPO so I want to run the command and schedule it from 8-5 during work hours so that there is activity on the server.

Don't ask me why he is not willing to change it. I have tried to reason with him and not getting anywhere.

so you can run the provided script in a schedule of 15 min. I hope you have tested it, its good.

I will test it later on today!

okay you can test it in your machine, just run and be idle for 20 sec you will see the output.

@pradeep08_81
When I run the script manually it works but when I schedule the task I don't get the proper results

I have set the command in a batch file calling the vbs script but can't get it to run from the command.

Also when I run the command manually from a dos prompt it works.

Can you help me with setting this up to run on schedule with the proper arguments?

you cannot schedule the vbs script directly - you need to create a simple batch file to call the vbs script and schedule that.  

Example:

c:\temp\script.vbs
exit

donothing.ps1

do {
notepad.exe
start-sleep -seconds 2
taskkill /F /IM notepad.exe
Start-Sleep -Seconds (15*60)
} while (1 -eq 1)

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powershell donothing.ps1

@ve3ofa
Does not work. When running on schedule it just opens notepad with the script but does not work.

Can anyone help me make the solution work from @pradeep08_81

It works fine running it manually but not on a schedule in task scheduler

You might want to have look at Caffeine; it's a small app (14KB) that simulates a keypress every 59 seconds. No need to schedule, just start it in your RDP session.
Zhorn Software > Caffeine
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/

1) Make sure that the task is set to "configure for Windows Vista or Windows 2008" on the first page of the task properties (under the "general" tab)
2) Make sure that the task is set to "start in" the folder that contains the batch file: open the task properties, click on the "actions" tab, click on the action and then the "edit" button at the bottom.  In the "Edit Action" Window there is a field for "start in (optional)" that you set to the path to the batch file.
3) Make sure that the task is running as an account that has explicit "Full access" permissions to all these things:  The .bat file itself,  the folder containing the .bat file, and the target files/folders that are affected by the .bat script.  Inherited permissions didn't seem to work for me.
4) Make sure that the account running the task is a member of the local "administrators" group for this machine
5) Make sure that the task is set to "run whether logged on or not"
6) The Task should run successfully with expected output when you right-click on the task and select "run"  If it does that then it will run successfully when you are logged off.


http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/d47d116e-10b9-44f0-9a30-7406c86c2fbe/scheduled-task-wont-run-bat-file

It works fine on my computer! (I adjusted the sleep to 10 seconds)
http://screencast.com/t/5gtwzfca9zzE

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/11/weekend-scripter-use-the-windows-task-scheduler-to-run-a-windows-powershell-script.aspx

@ve3ofa
I'm confused in how to create the task with the proper argument or script to call.

How did you do that for the Action of the task?

I read this here but still can't figure it out

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

-ExecutionPolicy  remotesigned -noprofile -file c:\fso\donothing.ps1

http://screencast.com/t/TGZ1bLgjz0e

@ve3ofa
I got it to work but it still ends the RDP session.

Can anyone help me make the solution work from @pradeep08_81 to schedule it as I task?

Gerhardpet,

I have given you a link for the task issues related to security.
can you verify that once.

I have not found way to make this work.