Check your PHP environment settings

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1. Right click Computer
2. Click properties

Access "Advanced system settings"

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Open "Environment Variables..."

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Edit Path variable

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1. Click and select "Path"

2. Click "Edit"

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1. Verify that the path to your PHP installation folder is listed, if not add it.

2. Click ok and close

Check status of Moodle Cron

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This indicates that Moodle cron hasn't run for at least 24 hours meaning that cron was not configured

Open Task Scheduler

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1. Click Start

2. Click "Administrative Tools"

3. Click "Task Scheduler"

Access the Task Scheduler Library

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Click the "Task Scheduler Library"

Create Task

Click "Create Task" un the action pane of the "Task Scheduler Library"

Configure General Task options

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1. Enter name of the task

2. Enter Description of the Task

3. Select "run whether user is logged on or not"

4. Check "Run with the highest privileges"

3. Check "Hidden" to reduce the likelihood of this task being accidentally deleted

Add task Trigger

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1. Click the "Trigger" tab

2. Click "New" to add the trigger

Configure Trigger settings/options

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1. Select "Daily"

2. Check "Repeat task every and choose 15 minutes"

3. Click OK

Add task Action

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1. Click the "Actions" tab

2. Click "New"

Configure Action settings/options

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1. Enter "php" in the "Program/script" field

2. Enter "-q" followed by the file path to your Moodle cron.php

Verify and close task

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1. Verify the "Action" and "Details"

2. Click ok to create task

Run task for the first time

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1. Select the "Moodle Cron" task

2. Click "Run" under the actions pane for the "Moodle Cron" task

Thats it you are done!

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