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Planner Tasks cannot be deleted or edited.
Our outstanding IT guy found the solution. I worked for us. Try it. If it works, please post to other threads. I am not active here but only look occasionally.
He used the 12 steps from here: https://planner.uservoice.com/forums/330525-microsoft-planner-feedback-forum/suggestions/14901261-bug-when-you-delete-a-plan-the-tasks-get-orphane
Let me know if it works for you!
This would be an outstanding solution IF the plan was not deleted. That is the whole issue, I don't see how that solution is to the same problem as here (the orphaned tasks from a "deleted" plan).
We did have this issue and the above solution did solve our orphaned tasks where the Plan was deleted. I have not tried to recreate the orphan task issue since I did not want to see if it does work again at the risk of orphaned tasks. Now we delete all tasks and then delete the plan.
Also, noted that if I change the plan name, the old and new tasks DO NOT list the new name in the MY TASKS list. So I have tried to be sure what I want to call the plan is thought out before starting. Twice now I have had to start a new plan with the new name and slowly mover each task over. The do the delete process I mentioned above. Good Luck. .Kenzuk