pre-flight checks not needed in scheduled mode. stop windows cmd-window appearing every 15mins.

Author: rusty-art

kopia-start-backups.py

@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ def main():
             logging.error(f"No matching repositories found for: {args.repo}")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    # Perform pre-flight checks (unless skipped or just registering)
-    if not args.skip_preflight and not args.register:
+    # Perform pre-flight checks (unless skipped, registering, or scheduled mode)
+    if not args.skip_preflight and not args.register and not args.scheduled:
         preflight_ok, preflight_errors = preflight_checks(config, runner)
         if not preflight_ok:
             print("\n" + "="*60, file=sys.stderr)

kopia_utils.py

@@ -784,11 +784,14 @@ def check_remote_configured(self, remote_name: str) -> bool:
             True if remote is configured, False otherwise.
         """
         try:
+            # CREATE_NO_WINDOW prevents console popup on Windows during scheduled runs
+            creation_flags = 0x08000000 if sys.platform == "win32" else 0
             result = subprocess.run(
                 [RCLONE_EXE, "listremotes"],
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
-                encoding='utf-8'
+                encoding='utf-8',
+                creationflags=creation_flags
             )
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 return False