You can try using other Alternative Scheduler which supports the running of a task in seconds.
See the bottom section of this KB article for more info:
http://support.2brightsparks.com/knowledgebase/articles/210940-windows-task-scheduler-fails
See the bottom section of this KB article for more info:
http://support.2brightsparks.com/knowledgebase/articles/210940-windows-task-scheduler-fails