Windows 10: Scheduled Tasks

I have found working with computers for the past 30 years that they don't make mistakes. Or if they do, they make them consistently.

That being said, I use Scheduled Tasks and Robocopy to backup to different drives on the same, and different computers on the same network.

My backup plan simply runs a batch file with Robocopy commands in it.

If I manually run the batch file as administrator it works perfectly. right click, run as administrator
If I manually run the Scheduled Task, which runs the same batch file it works perfectly.
Here's the catch. If the scheduled task runs at 1AM while the computer is in sleep mode, it works sometimes, it fails sometimes. And this may or may not have to do with network drives being available, because one backup script works/fails that only writes to local drives.

In my experience with computers this never happens. It either works or fails.

I can post XML exports or anything else here that would help.


There was no "topic" that seemed to fit. Feel free to move to correct topic. I picked Files, folders, & storage.


DW

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Task Scheduler with error message The selected task »CreateChoiceProcessTask« no longer exists

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

I suggest you to clear the task from Task Scheduler using the below steps and check if the issue still persists.

Steps:-

• Type Task Scheduler on Search bar.
• Click on Task Scheduler Library.
• Select the particular task and right click on it.
• Select End.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

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.