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OscarMartinez
Jan 06, 2025Iron Contributor
Task Scheduler Service will not start or run
I noticed an error when I sent to Optimize my drive on my windows 11 machine. When I went to the properties of a drive I was presented with this error:
"Storage Optimization cannot start because the task scheduler service is not running. Start the task scheduler service and try again"
When I go to Services running as Admin and try to Start the Task Scheduler service I am then presented with this error:
"The Task Scheduler service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs."
Curious what could be causing this and if it is affecting other areas of the OS. Any thoughts?
Trying to run this command in CMD under Admin does not work either:
net start task scheduler
C:\Windows\System32>net start task scheduler The service name is invalid. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.
Open Registry Editor.
Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule.
In right pane, set Start registry DWORD to 2.
Restart system, see if that helps.- AxelVortexIron Contributor
Trying to run this command in CMD under Admin does not work either:
net start task scheduler
C:\Windows\System32>net start task scheduler The service name is invalid. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.