Deep Freeze Enterprise User Guide - Faronics

Workstation Tasks Tab| 31Workstation Tasks TabThe Workstation Tasks tab allows you to schedule various tasks that run at the workstation. TheWorkstation Tasks reside at the workstation and will run even if the workstations lose theirnetwork connectivity or if they are unable to communicate with the Deep Freeze Console. TheWorkstation Tasks are part of the Workstation Install File or Deep Freeze Configuration (.rdx) file.The following Workstation Tasks are available:• Windows Update - schedule Windows updates. You can configure additional settings in theWindows Update tab.• Restart - periodically restart workstations to bring them to the original configuration or eraseunwanted data.• Shutdown - shut down the workstations at a specified time every day to save power.• Idle Time - shut down or restart the workstations if they are idle for a specified period of time.• Batch File - run a batch file on the target workstation. You can configure additional settings inthe Batch File tab.• Thawed Period - reboot Thawed for a specified period to perform manual software installs,automated software installs via third party tools or other permanent configuration changes.Each task is covered in detail in the following sections.Deep Freeze Enterprise User Guide