Windows 10: Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line

Discus and support Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have a PC with two accounts, one with admin privileges and one without. When in the non-admin account, I create a scheduled task with the following... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Jamie Garroch MVP, Jul 23, 2020.

  1. JAMIE GARROCH MVP
    Jamie Garroch MVP Win User

    Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line


    I have a PC with two accounts, one with admin privileges and one without.


    When in the non-admin account, I create a scheduled task with the following command:


    schtasks /Create /SC DAILY /ST 07:00 /TN "MyTask" /TR "MyCommand" /F


    This works as expected and creates the task in the root folder, which I can see in the Task Scheduler app.


    When switching accounts to the admin one I try to delete the task as follows:


    schtasks /Delete /TN MyTask


    This returns the following error:


    The specified task name "MyTask" does not exist in the system.


    Yet I can see the task in the Task Scheduler app.


    Why can't I delete it?

    :)
     
    Jamie Garroch MVP, Jul 23, 2020
    #1
  2. JAMIE GARROCH (MVP)
    Jamie Garroch (MVP) Win User

    Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line

    I have a PC with two accounts, one with admin privileges and one without.

    When in the non-admin account, I create a scheduled task with the following command:

    Code:
    schtasks /Create /SC DAILY /ST 07:00 /TN "MyTask" /TR "MyCommand" /F
    This works as expected and creates the task in the root folder, which I can see in the Task Scheduler app.

    When switching accounts to the admin one I try to delete the task as follows:

    Code:
    schtasks /Delete /TN MyTask
    This returns the following error:

    Code:
    The specified task name "MyTask" does not exist in the system.
    Yet I can see the task in the Task Scheduler app.

    Why can't I delete it?
     
    Jamie Garroch (MVP), Aug 1, 2020
    #2
  3. SCCM_LEARNER
    sccm_learner Win User
    Execute a command from SCCM Task sequence step "Run a Command line"

    Hi,

    Thanks for your suggestion.

    That will work indeed, however I need to run it from the SCCM Task Sequence's Run Command Line Step and I am not able to figure out how to do that.

    Can we change line while executing command from SCCM Task Sequence's Run Command Line Step?

    Regards
     
    sccm_learner, Aug 1, 2020
    #3
  4. NAKI
    Naki Win User

    Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line

    GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

    Suggestion: /? (-?) and /help (-help) command-line arguments to show a list of all possible arguments in a small window. *Smile Can't delete Windows Scheduled Task from command line :)
     
    Naki, Aug 1, 2020
    #4
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