Windows 10: Scheduled "At Startup" task that worked in Windows 7 no longer works after upgrade to...

Discus and support Scheduled "At Startup" task that worked in Windows 7 no longer works after upgrade to... in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; On Windows 10 Pro 10.0.18362 Build 18362 The scheduled task ran fine "At startup" in Windows 7 Pro as the Admin user, but stopped working after... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by firstlast_933, Dec 5, 2019.

  1. Scheduled "At Startup" task that worked in Windows 7 no longer works after upgrade to...


    On Windows 10 Pro 10.0.18362 Build 18362


    The scheduled task ran fine "At startup" in Windows 7 Pro as the Admin user, but stopped working after upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.

    I normally shutdown and power off the computer at night.

    If the computer is powered off and then powered on and Windows started, the task does not run at startup.

    If Windows is shutdown but the computer is not powered off and then Windows is started, the task runs at startup.


    I have tried running the task At Startup:

    + as Admin : no success

    + as SYSTEM: no success

    + delayed 10 minutes: no success

    + Run whether user is logged on or not: no success

    + Run with highest privileges: no success

    + Start only if Any network connection : no success

    + Start without network connection: no success

    + Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed: no success

    + If task fails, restart every 5 minutes for 4 tries: no success


    The task runs fine if manually selected to Run in task scheduler.

    The task runs fine after the computer is powered back on if changed to from "At Startup" to "start at 2am" with "Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed"

    Why is it not running with the At startup setting?

    This problem exists for any "At Startup" scheduled task that I create.


    Any suggestions how to get "at startup" scheduled tasks working?

    My current workaround is to use the 2am start with run task as soon as missed.

    :)
     
    firstlast_933, Dec 5, 2019
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  2. dalchina Win User

    Startup task doesn't work, but putting it in Task Scheduler works-why?

    I suggest the explanation as to why it doesn't work which you sought is in the text of the tutorial:

     
    dalchina, Dec 5, 2019
    #2
  3. HokieMan Win User
    Task Scheduler Error


    When I access Task Scheduler, an error appears that says SqmUpload_S-1-5-21......... no longer exists. To see the current tasks, click Refresh. However, the same message appears when I click Refresh. I can close the message and it appears the Task Scheduler is OK. A person on the Microsoft boards gave me several steps to follow beginning with booting into Safe Mode. However, I received a message when I accessed Task Scheduler that it doesn't function in Safe Mode.
    I did not feel safe following their additional suggestions at that point as I am not that adept at such endeavors. Has anyone else encountered this error and/or found a simple solution? I feel it is caused by some remnant leftover from Windows 7 during the upgrade but this is pure conjecture on my behalf.
     
    HokieMan, Dec 5, 2019
    #3
  4. Scheduled "At Startup" task that worked in Windows 7 no longer works after upgrade to...

    random shut downs, defender scan at startup, Task scheduler doesn't work?

    Upgraded from W7 to 10.. machine randomly shuts down, and defender scans at startup. Machine sometimes shuts down during startup scan!

    I don't know why defender scans at startup (Machine USELESS for 7-10 minutes). Task schedule doesn't work. Problems not resolved.

    Task schedule thread: Wakeup task not working in Windows10
     
    RickMcKenney, Dec 5, 2019
    #4
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