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aigrant's avatar
aigrant
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8 years ago

Running reoccuring TestComple Schedule Tasks on locked computer

Are there any suggestions or best practices on how to successfully run TestComplete web tests from the Windows 7 Task Scheduler once the machine has locked?   My tests run fine as long as the machi...
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cunderw
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You always have to have an active unlocked user session to run tests. 

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

cunderw is correct. A lot of TestComplete's stuff it does requires the ability to interact with the UI. If the UI is inaccessible due to the VM being locked, the test cannot run.