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Copper Contributor

Jun 08, 2023

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Check Disabled state after Disable-ScheduledTask status on Running Task

Hello to all, i seek your wisdom! I am trying to automate the following steps performed manually: - Disable a running scheduled task, but keeping it running. - Do actions that stop the task proces...

Windows PowerShell

LainRobertson
Jun 08, 2023
RedModSK

Hi,

Sorry, try this instead, which checks the Settings.Enabled property:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "SystemSoundsService" | ForEach-Object { [PSCustomObject] @{ Task = "$($_.TaskPath)$($_.TaskName)"; State = $_.State; Enabled = $_.Settings.Enabled; } }

The principle is the same as for Triggers, it's just that the Settings.Enabled describes the job as a whole rather than Triggers.Enabled that returns the status of each trigger in the Triggers array.

Cheers,
Lain

RedModSK

Copper Contributor

Jun 08, 2023

i was poking around the system where could i see some additional info and i found this, when running schtasks /query:

PS C:\Windows\System32> schtasks /query /TN "\RtkAudUService64_BG" /XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
  <RegistrationInfo>
    <Date>2010-07-30T20:43:10</Date>
    <Author>Realtek</Author>
    <URI>\RtkAudUService64_BG</URI>
  </RegistrationInfo>
  <Principals>
    <Principal id="Author">
      <GroupId>S-1-5-32-545</GroupId>
    </Principal>
  </Principals>
  <Settings>
    <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
    <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
    <Enabled>false</Enabled>
    <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT0S</ExecutionTimeLimit>
    <MultipleInstancesPolicy>Parallel</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
    <IdleSettings>
      <Duration>PT10M</Duration>
      <WaitTimeout>PT1H</WaitTimeout>
      <StopOnIdleEnd>false</StopOnIdleEnd>
      <RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
    </IdleSettings>
  </Settings>
  <Triggers>
    <LogonTrigger>
      <Delay>PT30S</Delay>
    </LogonTrigger>
  </Triggers>
  <Actions Context="Author">
    <Exec>
      <Command>""C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\realtekservice.inf_amd64_ed3f04e1261e4822\RtkAudUService64.exe""</Command>
      <Arguments>-background</Arguments>
    </Exec>
  </Actions>
</Task>

The <Enabled>false</Enabled> line in Settings, is visible only when the task is disabled.

I would rather however use the PowerShell commandlets, to get the values.

LainRobertson

Silver Contributor

Jun 08, 2023

RedModSK

Hi,

Sorry, try this instead, which checks the Settings.Enabled property:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "SystemSoundsService" |
    ForEach-Object {
        [PSCustomObject] @{
            Task = "$($_.TaskPath)$($_.TaskName)";
            State = $_.State;
            Enabled = $_.Settings.Enabled;
        }
}

The principle is the same as for Triggers, it's just that the Settings.Enabled describes the job as a whole rather than Triggers.Enabled that returns the status of each trigger in the Triggers array.

Cheers,

Lain

RedModSK
Copper Contributor
Jun 08, 2023
LainRobertson
Thats it, thank you mate!
I am surprised and a bit ashamed, that i did not see it when i was going through the properties.
Cheers