Cygwin and crontab - How to get crontab started running when using Cygwin
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 3 2016
Cygwin crontab FAQ: How do I get the crontab system started when using Cygwin?
I can't remember where I found it, but using this series of commands from the Cygwin prompt got the Cygwin crontab system enabled for me. First this command:
cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D
followed by:
net start cron
I haven't used this cygwin feature before, so it feels weird knowing that crontab is running on my Windows system under cygwin.
