Windows 10: Error: "Task Scheduler service is not available."

I just had the same issue and read all the posts below to no avail. To cut a long story short here is the fix that worked for me ( no idea why this worked but it did)

1) I created a new version of the task in the Apple folder in the Task Scheduler Library (rather than my own folder)
2) I could run this manually within the Task Scheduler app without the error
3) I exported the task from the Apple folder then imported it back into "My" folder in the Task Scheduler Library
4) Now I could manually run the task in my folder without any problems.

It makes no sense to me but it sure beats having to do a reinstall and all that entails. Worth 2 minutes of your time to try that's for sure. *Smile

I will have to wait until tomorrow at 8 am to see if it runs at its scheduled time but I fully expect it to. If not I'll update this post.

Update : Scheduler task ran normally so I guess the fix worked

 

update: Scheduler task ran fine at 8 am as expected so whatever this "fix" did it it worked

 

That didn't work either *cry This is so frustrating...

I was able to get something working though! I've been doing 'Create Task...', but then I tried 'Create Basic Task...' and for whatever reason that worked. I only wanted my task to run when I was connected to a specific network (which the basic task doesn't do), but I think I'm done poking it.

 

Sorry to hear that it didn't work for you *cry. It is so aggravating and stupid that such a basic OS function not only can break but be so hard to diagnose and fix.....

 

I kept getting the "Task Scheduler service is not available" message but found that it was only on specific tasks, so I started comparing task settings. It turned out that the problem for me was caused by a having a network condition for a network that no longer existed. I disabled that condition and then all the tasks started working again.

Changing/removing some task conditions might be worth a shot for other users having this issue. It looks like some conditions can cause the "not available" message to show up if they fail.

 

how to do that im clueless

 

Hi haziq, before discussing how one does that, could you please define your problem?

1. What are the symptoms? What doesn't work or what happens that concerns you?
2. History: Did this happen recently? What may have caused it? What was the last thing that happened to your PC before the proble occurred?
3. Backups and means of recovery
Do you have System Restore turned on?
Do you have any form of disk image or recovery disk?
4. What is your Windows version? (A new major build has recently been released).
Windows key + R, winver

Thanks.

 

Dalchina,
the problem was fixed several months ago (in-place repair). Thanks again for your support.
Greetings,

 

Thanks, but my post was replying to hazhiq 's new one, the one previous to mine.