Scheduled Tasks should work as long as they are registered.

NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/Scheduler.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Timers;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Composition;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Lifecycle;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
+{
+    [Singleton]
+    public class Scheduler :
+        IHandle<ApplicationStartedEvent>,
+        IHandle<ApplicationShutdownRequested>
+    {
+        private readonly ITaskManager _taskManager;
+        private readonly IMessageAggregator _messageAggregator;
+        private static readonly Timer Timer = new Timer();
+
+        public Scheduler(ITaskManager taskManager, IMessageAggregator messageAggregator)
+        {
+            _taskManager = taskManager;
+            _messageAggregator = messageAggregator;
+        }
+
+        public void Handle(ApplicationStartedEvent message)
+        {
+            Timer.Interval = 1000 * 30;
+            Timer.Elapsed += (o, args) => ExecuteCommands();
+            Timer.Start();
+        }
+
+        private void ExecuteCommands()
+        {
+            var tasks = _taskManager.GetPending();
+
+            foreach (var task in tasks)
+            {
+                var commandType = Type.GetType(task.Name);
+                var command = (ICommand)Activator.CreateInstance(commandType);
+
+                _messageAggregator.PublishCommand(command);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Handle(ApplicationShutdownRequested message)
+        {
+            Timer.Stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}