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Will locking my computer prevent scheduled and autorun programs from running?
Macrium will run just fine as long as your computer is still turned on. Other automatic programs may have trouble, depending on their configuration.
Hi, Leo. Will autorun programs be prevented from running if I lock my computer so that it can only be opened with a password? Specifically, will Macriumâs scheduled backups be prevented from running if I lock my computer?
Macrium will run just fine. As for any autorun programs,⊠well, it depends.
Macrium uses the Windows Task Scheduler. It configures the task to run as long as the machine is running. But some confusion arises since you can configure tasks to run only if youâre logged in to your machine.
Macrium doesnât require that. They actually set up their scheduled task so that the task will run whether youâre logged in or not.
Even then, I donât think that would affect you.
Locking your machine
Locking your computer typically doesnât mean youâre logged out of it. Sometimes, it does, but if youâre simply locking your computer, then youâre still logged in.
From Macriumâs perspective, the fundamental requirements are met: the computer is on and running. You also happen to be logged in. No matter how you configure them, Macriumâs scheduled tasks will run just fine.
On the other hand, if you lock your computer by logging out (which some people do), then yes, you are logged out. But, like I said, the Macrium scheduled task will run anyway.
How this works with autorun programs
Now, the term âautorunâ is also a little confusing. It usually refers to tasks that are automatically run when your machine boots up or when you log in. Locking doesnât really have any effect on those because youâre not rebooting or logging in.
But as I said before, that is unless the way that you lock your machine is by actually logging out. In that case, those tasks that are supposed to automatically run will do so when you log back in.
Nonetheless, the bottom line is that as long as your computerâs turned on, Macrium should run just fine.
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