Windows 10: After installing Windows Updates, Task Scheduler Jobs do not run as expected - Windows...

Hey community!I am noticing that after Windows Updates are installed, some scheduled tasks do not run on schedule/as expected. We encounter this issue after every Windows update. Does anyone know why and/or how to prevent this from happening?Thanks!-Noah

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Window's Task Scheduler Not Running

Hi,

To assist you better, kindly provide us more details by answering the following questions:

• Have you tried recreating the task? If so, are you getting the same issue?
• Have you tried creating a new task?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you ensure that the Task Scheduler is running. You can verify if the service is running by following these steps:

• Press Windows key + R on your keyboard.
• Type services.msc and hit Enter.
• Under Services (Local), make sure that the Task Scheduler service's status is
  Started or Enabled.

Should you need further assistance, feel free to get back to us.

 

Cannot schedule a task with Task Scheduler - error 2147942403

Hi,

I suggest you to check the below settings and check fi it helps.

• In task scheduler, click on the scheduled job properties > then settings.
• In the last listed option: "If the task is already running, the following rule applies:"
• Select "Stop the existing instance" from the drop down list.
• Save and Exit. Then check whether the task is running or not.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Task Scheduler jobs not working after Anniversary Update

Hi Mark and Mahindar,

Thank you so much for sharing how this issue has affected you, the errors you have seen and the details of your configuration.

As investigation has suggested there is an issue with the user credentials for the user account executing the task (the LoginExEx error), I've tried configuring the settings a little more explicitly and
the tasks now seem to be working on my machine.

Here are the steps if you would like to try:

• Open the task properties. On the "general" tab, under "Security options/When running the task, use the following user account", click the "change user or group" button
  
  
• Click the "advanced" button at the bottom left of the new "select user" window.
  
  
• In the new "select user/search" window, leave the details as they are and just click search.
  
• In the search results at the bottom of this window, scroll down and select the "SYSTEM" user. Click "OK" to close the "select user/search" window, then click "OK" again to close the "select user" window.
  
• Now the task properties "general" tab should be visible as the top window again, with "NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM" showing under "When running the task, use the following user account". The options for "Run only when user is logged on" and "Run whether user is
  logged in or not" will be greyed-out. (I have my tasks set to run hidden, with highest user privileges, configured for Windows 10.)
  
• Click OK. Restart the machine.

I hope this helps you both and anyone who encounters the same issue of Task Scheduler jobs not working after installation of Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

(As I posted earlier, there are a couple of other steps I took while investigating the problem on my machine, so if the steps above don't solve the issue please let me know and I'll try to help figure out what else might be important.)

Thank you again and best regards,

Victoria