[Feature]: Enable "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed" in Windows Task Scheduler

[pklejch]

Problem / use-case

When you have scheduled periodic backup and your computer is off during the backup time the backup wont run, which is not ideal. Ideally it should run ASAP after the computer is turned back on.

Vorta (another Borg backup client) has similar option too (borgbase/vorta#263).

Proposed solution

I don't know the WinAPI specifics, but I guess it should be simple feature flag when creating Task in Task scheduler. The option is called "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed" in the Task scheduler's UI.

Alternatives considered

No response

Scope / details

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Contribution

• I’m willing to open a PR for this
• I can help test an implementation

Additional context

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[robotnikz]

Hey, great suggestion! This is now implemented in PR #185.

What was added:

A new checkbox "Run as soon as possible if start is missed" appears in the schedule settings whenever the Windows Task Scheduler backend is selected. When enabled, WinBorg patches the created task via PowerShell to set StartWhenAvailable = true — which is exactly the option you described from the Task Scheduler UI.

So if your PC is off at the scheduled backup time, Windows will run the backup immediately once the machine is back on.

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I've already done a local test run and everything looks good. I'll do a more thorough review tomorrow or the day after and merge the PR if nothing comes up.

In the meantime, feel free to grab the branch and test it locally — any feedback is welcome!