Windows 10: Schedule Tasks not able to open excel file

When I setup a scheduled task within window 7, it works fine and open an excel file, but when I do the same setting under window 10, it can open excel application, but not able to open excel file.

I have double checked on both PC and confirm those scheduled settings are correct.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what wrong setting is?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions


Ref:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/schedule-tasks-not-able-to-open-excel-file/73bec2ad-e3e9-43c6-bfb0-985c1645a9d3

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Why do I get this pop-up "How do you want to open this file?" when I uses task scheduler to open the excel file? in Windows 10

Hello,

Let us perform the instructions below to check if it will help up resolve your concern:

• Open Task Scheduler and then create a basic task.
• On the Start a Program window, browse for the executable file of Excel and then enter the file path of the Excel file you want to open using a Task Scheduler. (e.g.
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\username\Downloads\samplefile.xlsx")
• Click Next and then click Finish.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Task schedule is not opening

Were you able to find the file in the location it said to delete it?

Are you able to get into the Task Scheduler to click on Library, scroll down the list in the center to find that Task to disable it on the right hand panel?

 

Task Scheduler error "One or more of the specified arguments are not valid."

Don't know why excel.exe is looking for march.xlsx in different folders:

EXCEL.EXE 34364 CreateFile C:\Users\Ian\Documents\?C:\Users\Ian\Desktop\March.xlsx
NAME INVALID

EXCEL.EXE 34364 CreateFile C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\vfs\SystemX86\?C:\Users\Ian\Desktop\March.xlsx

May be this is because you have a Office Click-to-run installation. And why does it open correctly when the file is outside your user profile.. still clueless. Saving "All events" to the log might help.

Step 1

• Close ALL running programs.
• Open Task Scheduler and snap it to the left half of the screen.
• Select the task that launches the excel file. (Don't run it yet.)

Step 2

• Open Process Monitor and dock it to the right side of the screen.
• Reset ALL filters. Clear the log (CTRL+X) and them. Start capturing
• Switch to the Task scheduler window, right-click the excel task and click Run.
• Wait until excel opens and throws that error (file not found?) (let that dialog remain)
• Immediately switch to Process Monitor window and stop capturing.
  

Save the log (ALL events), Zip it and upload. Also, post the exact error message shown by Excel

Let's see if we can find anything this time.