How to Backup Scheduled Tasks in Windows

Windows XP and older versions of Windows
1. Click to select the scheduled task to back up. To select multiple tasks, hold down the Ctrl key and click to select each additional task.
2. From the File menu click 'Edit,' then 'Copy to Folder.'
3. In the Copy Items window, browse to your destination folder, then click 'Copy.'
Windows Vista and Windows 7 (using Task Scheduler)
4. In the left window pane click the task folder containing the scheduled task you want to back up.
5. In the center window pane click the task to select it.
6. In the right window pane click 'Export.'
7. In the Save As window, browse to your destination folder, then click 'Save.'
Windows Vista and Windows 7 (single task, using the command-line interface)
8. Click 'Start,' 'All Programs,' 'Accessories,' then 'Command Prompt.'
9. Type 'schtasks /Query /XML /TN
> NameofTask.xml' without quotes, where
is the name of the task to back up.
10. Press Enter. The XML for the selected task will be copied to a new file named NameofTask.xml. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 (all tasks, using the command-line interface)
11. Click 'Start,' 'All Programs,' 'Accessories,' then 'Command Prompt.'
12. Type 'schtasks /Query /XML > AllTasks.xml' without quotes.
13. Press Enter. The XML for all tasks will be copied to a new file named AllTasks.xml. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten.