SQL Server Health Check

Review Your Windows Task Scheduler: It Can Impact Your SQL Server Performance

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Mark Varnas

What is the Windows Task Scheduler?

It is a Windows component that can schedule programs to run at predefined times or after specified time intervals.

Why should you care about it?

Sometimes, non-SQL-related tasks are scheduled to start during SQL peak times without your knowledge, potentially impacting performance.

How to check it?

  1. Use the Windows search box and search for Task Scheduler.
Figure 1 - Opening Windows Task Scheduler
  1. Click on the Task Scheduler Library to list all the schedules.
Figure 2 - Checking the Task Scheduler Library

How to fix it?

  1. See what can be removed.
  2. If the task must remain, schedule it away from SQL peak times.

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Mark Varnas
Founder | CEO | SQL Veteran
Hey, I'm Mark, one of the guys behind Red9. I make a living performance tuning SQL Servers and making them more stable.

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