Windows 10: Task Scheduler and media center

Discus and support Task Scheduler and media center in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; I ran it as admin as I always do for anything that needs that required level of permission. I still get error message running that in Powershell. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by msoucy, Sep 7, 2015.

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  1. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User

    Task Scheduler and media center


    I ran it as admin as I always do for anything that needs that required level of permission. I still get error message running that in Powershell.

    I have disabled power diagnostic event and changed system time to tomorrow morning 2:35am and turned monitor off, 30 mins later it is back on. I re-enabled it (since not problem child) and looked at UpdateOrchestrator but that was already disabled so re-enabled it as well. Something is running around 3am daily and under Maintenance I have it set to 8:00am and checkbox to wake system is unchecked. This is really bugging me as I don't need monitor turning on for anything other than me pressing the power button. I will reset monitor to defaults as well but it never *ever* did this in windows 7, only been doing it ever since I updated to Windows 10 via the GWX icon way back in July.

    When I run powercfg -lastwake shows 0, when I look for waketimers it shows None. So those all appear to be disabled and not the culprit. I am surprised not a lot of people are having this issue (it appears there are several but some look to be resolved with power management settings and i've been all through that and device manager to disable anything for wake timers to my knowledge (nic, mice, keyboard, etc).

    Anyone have a command to run to show scheduled tasks with times? I haven't been able to track this down still.

    Thanks,

    Mike
     
    msoucy, Oct 15, 2015
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  2. LX07
    lx07 Win User

    Here you go, sorted by last run time..

    Get-ScheduledTask | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo | Sort-Object LastRunTime, TaskName | ft TaskName,LastRunTime -auto

    Code: PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ScheduledTask | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo | Sort-Object Lastruntime, taskname | ft TaskName,LastRunTime -auto TaskName LastRunTime -------- ----------- AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management (Automated) 29/11/1999 23:00:00 AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management (Manual) 29/11/1999 23:00:00 AikCertEnrollTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Automatic-Device-Join 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Background Synchronization 29/11/1999 23:00:00 BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange 29/11/1999 23:00:00 CreateObjectTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Data Integrity Scan 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Data Integrity Scan for Crash Recovery 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Device Install Group Policy 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Device Install Reboot Required 29/11/1999 23:00:00 EDP Policy Manager 29/11/1999 23:00:00 FamilySafetyMonitor 29/11/1999 23:00:00 FamilySafetyRefresh 29/11/1999 23:00:00 ForceSynchronizeTime 29/11/1999 23:00:00 GatherNetworkInfo 29/11/1999 23:00:00 HiveUploadTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 HybridDriveCachePrepopulate 29/11/1999 23:00:00 HybridDriveCacheRebalance 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Interactive 29/11/1999 23:00:00 KeyPreGenTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 License Validation 29/11/1999 23:00:00 License Validation 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Logon Synchronization 29/11/1999 23:00:00 MapsToastTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 MapsUpdateTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticResolver 29/11/1999 23:00:00 MNO Metadata Parser 29/11/1999 23:00:00 MobilityManager 29/11/1999 23:00:00 MRT_HB 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Plug and Play Cleanup 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Policy Install 29/11/1999 23:00:00 PolicyConverter 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Property Definition Sync 29/11/1999 23:00:00 RemoteAssistanceTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Resume On Boot 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Secure-Boot-Update 29/11/1999 23:00:00 sihboot 29/11/1999 23:00:00 SpaceAgentTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Sqm-Tasks 29/11/1999 23:00:00 SvcRestartTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 SvcRestartTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Tpm-HASCertRetr 29/11/1999 23:00:00 UninstallDeviceTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 UpdateLibrary 29/11/1999 23:00:00 UPnPHostConfig 29/11/1999 23:00:00 User_Feed_Synchronization-{1E6264A8-68B2-4B68-85F5-06D8FCEB12DB} 29/11/1999 23:00:00 USO_UxBroker_ReadyToReboot 29/11/1999 23:00:00 VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck 29/11/1999 23:00:00 WIM-Hash-Management 29/11/1999 23:00:00 WindowsActionDialog 29/11/1999 23:00:00 WSTask 29/11/1999 23:00:00 Calibration Loader 10/7/2015 14:21:21 SvcRestartTaskLogon 10/7/2015 14:21:21 Sysprep Generalize Drivers 10/7/2015 14:22:22 {A28EB60D-3F22-496E-BE4E-2638996F4E3C} 22/9/2015 00:59:59 {2F067B7E-292B-4DC8-9C36-1AEF96720BBC} 22/9/2015 01:01:01 SvcRestartTaskNetwork 23/9/2015 17:13:13 Pre-staged app cleanup 24/9/2015 23:55:55 WsSwapAssessmentTask 26/9/2015 22:52:52 User_Feed_Synchronization-{59BED290-751E-4DBE-BABE-8C0B1756A31A} 28/9/2015 21:17:17 User_Feed_Synchronization-{0A8A2721-6340-42A2-A628-5D2CB9015993} 29/9/2015 10:01:01 Uninstallation 2/10/2015 19:25:25 Maintenance Install 5/10/2015 11:06:06 Metadata Refresh 7/10/2015 14:25:25 Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector 7/10/2015 17:45:45 VerifyWinRE 7/10/2015 17:45:45 AutomaticBackup 11/10/2015 19:00:00 ResPriStaticDbSync 12/10/2015 21:07:07 KernelCeipTask 12/10/2015 23:15:15 AppleSoftwareUpdate 13/10/2015 08:42:42 CleanupTemporaryState 13/10/2015 19:30:30 Scheduled 13/10/2015 19:30:30 Reboot 14/10/2015 09:44:44 .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 64 Critical 14/10/2015 10:57:57 .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 Critical 14/10/2015 10:57:57 RegIdleBackup 14/10/2015 14:24:24 UsbCeip 14/10/2015 14:24:24 SynchronizeTimeZone 14/10/2015 14:59:59 CreateObjectTask 14/10/2015 15:23:23 StartComponentCleanup 14/10/2015 16:19:19 ResolutionHost 14/10/2015 17:38:38 SR 14/10/2015 19:53:53 BindingWorkItemQueueHandler 15/10/2015 01:41:41 CacheTask 15/10/2015 01:41:41 DPI Fix 15/10/2015 01:41:41 MsCtfMonitor 15/10/2015 01:41:41 SystemSoundsService 15/10/2015 01:41:41 Tpm-Maintenance 15/10/2015 01:41:41 Work Folders Logon Synchronization 15/10/2015 01:46:46 Proxy 15/10/2015 03:01:01 Extractor Definitions Update Task 15/10/2015 09:00:00 SmartScreenSpecific 15/10/2015 10:52:52 Diagnostics 15/10/2015 18:37:37 File History (maintenance mode) 15/10/2015 18:37:37 ScheduledDefrag 15/10/2015 18:37:37 StartupAppTask 15/10/2015 18:37:37 LPRemove 15/10/2015 18:48:48 WinSAT 15/10/2015 18:48:48 Schedule Scan 16/10/2015 00:14:14 Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser 16/10/2015 03:10:10 USO_UxBroker_Display 16/10/2015 10:53:53 sih 16/10/2015 12:28:28 QueueReporting 16/10/2015 15:03:03 UserTask-Roam 16/10/2015 15:03:03 NetworkStateChangeTask 16/10/2015 15:09:09 .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 16/10/2015 15:12:12 .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 64 16/10/2015 15:12:12 DmClient 16/10/2015 15:12:12 DsSvcCleanup 16/10/2015 15:12:12 IndexerAutomaticMaintenance 16/10/2015 15:12:12 ProactiveScan 16/10/2015 15:12:12 ProgramDataUpdater 16/10/2015 15:12:12 SynchronizeTime 16/10/2015 15:12:12 WIM-Hash-Validation 16/10/2015 15:12:12 Windows Defender Cache Maintenance 16/10/2015 15:12:12 Windows Defender Cleanup 16/10/2015 15:12:12 Windows Defender Scheduled Scan 16/10/2015 15:12:12 Windows Defender Verification 16/10/2015 15:12:12 Work Folders Maintenance Work 16/10/2015 15:12:12 AnalyzeSystem 16/10/2015 15:15:15 Installation 16/10/2015 16:22:22 ProcessMemoryDiagnosticEvents 16/10/2015 16:22:22 RunFullMemoryDiagnostic 16/10/2015 16:22:22 SilentCleanup 16/10/2015 16:22:22 Scheduled Start 16/10/2015 17:36:36 SystemTask 16/10/2015 17:41:41 UserTask 16/10/2015 17:41:41 Automatic App Update 16/10/2015 17:54:54 Consolidator 16/10/2015 18:00:00 WiFiTask 16/10/2015 18:55:55 Uploader 16/10/2015 18:58:58 User_Feed_Synchronization-{1BB2BD17-4C20-41B5-BBF6-227D7CAE8F88} 16/10/2015 19:40:40 Windows Backup Monitor 16/10/2015 20:16:16 BackgroundUploadTask 16/10/2015 20:49:49 Notifications 16/10/2015 21:43:43 PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>[/quote]
     
    lx07, Oct 15, 2015
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  3. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User
    Ran powershell as administrator and this is the result I get running what you posted. There seems to be something amiss somewhere which is causing this error message as I tried running a different command from earlier in this thread and got similar results. I am not a powershell guru so haven't looked into debugging the error message(s) yet.

    Get-ScheduledTask : The system cannot find the file specified.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Get-ScheduledTask | Get-ScheduledTaskInfo | Sort-Object LastRunTime, ...
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (MSFT_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...T_ScheduledTask) [Get-ScheduledTas
    k], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070002,Get-ScheduledTask
     
    msoucy, Oct 15, 2015
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  4. LX07
    lx07 Win User

    Task Scheduler and media center

    lx07, Oct 15, 2015
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  5. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User
    Posted attachment. Haven't done image insertion to a forum in a while...
     
    msoucy, Oct 15, 2015
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  6. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User
    That was after running powershell with admin privs and pasting the command into it and running it and above are the results. It could be tied to permissions for powershell. I tried to change it from Restricted to something else but wouldn't let me. Something about a registry key or something. And again was while running it as admin.

    Awww man, don't tell me the commands in PowerShell are sensitive to capitalization on words? I just ran it with upper/lowercase for Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned and it returned with no error/complaint....
     
    msoucy, Oct 15, 2015
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  7. LX07
    lx07 Win User
    That is not running powershell as Admin - you need to right click and run as administrator. It would then say "Administrator : Windows Powershell" at the top and start in C:\Windows\System32 like this:


    Task Scheduler and media center [​IMG]


    Case doesn't matter. Try running as Administrator (although this command should work as normal user) and also try Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted (but as far as I know that only affects running scripts - not commands.)

    If that doesn't work you may want to open a new thread called "No PowerShell cmdlets recognized" or something like that with the script and a picture of the results. Powershell experts (I'm not one) may not come accross this thread. You want to get it fixed even if it is nothing to do with your original problem I think.
     
    lx07, Oct 15, 2015
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  8. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User

    Task Scheduler and media center

    Hmm, I just noticed on the top PS option and the x86 one neither showed Admin but I did run both as Administrator. I ran the ISE and it shows Admin along the top. I'll try that command now and see what it gives me. And i get less error messages but still getting something in output that isn't right.
     
    msoucy, Oct 16, 2015
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  9. LX07
    lx07 Win User
    I don't know why this command Get-ScheduledTask would fail. It is a standard cmdlet.

    There is a similar looking problem here which a repair of .net fixed.

    Hopefully someone who knows more Powershell than me will assist.
     
    lx07, Oct 16, 2015
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  10. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User
    I only see .net 4.5 and 4.5.1 installed, nothing earlier. And am just wondering if this is because of updating to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Home Premium preserving what I had installed. Most programs I run are working just fine. I haven't tried running everything in my A-Z listing but those I use work fine. Just bizarre is all in regards to monitor turning on by itself (which I was assuming was due to original topic mcupdate and mcupdate_scheduled).

    Mike
     
    msoucy, Oct 16, 2015
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  11. LX07
    lx07 Win User
    You could try repairing .net (as a guess only) Download Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool from Official Microsoft Download Center.

    Even if you can't find these tasks as Get-ScheduledTask doesn't work you could still try to delete them with Unregister-ScheduledTask. You never know.

    I saw a similar powershell error here windows 8 - XML Errors in the Task scheduler - Super User due to corrupt tasks. They suggest deleting the tasks from C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows and restoring them from the .wim in the installation ISO.

    You could have a look in this directory and see if there are any mcupdate* tasks there and delete them if there are. I don't, but then I did a clean install anyway.
     
    lx07, Oct 16, 2015
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  12. MSOUCY
    msoucy Win User
    Interesting. I just looked in that directory path and low and behold there is a Media Center folder. Is this able to be deleted now that the system was updated and there is no MC in Windows 10? If so that'd be one more thing to check off the list. Something is being scheduled and that's really what I want to locate and disable/remove if it's not a re-occuring one.

    Also, I looked in WindowsUpdate and there is a Scheduled Start file with a timestamp of 2:47am tomorrow morning (10/17), what a coincidence eh? That's around the time the monitor goes on. I have maintence set for 8am but apparently there's someplace else that's defaulting the time to early morning hours. I'll look in Task Scheduler to see if I can modify the time there as well. Anyways, don't bust your brain on tonight, you've given me some more food for thought on areas to look at.

    Also, how would you restore tasks from that folder on the installation ISO disc? I suppose I should read up on this .wim directory now as well. Thanks for the info dude!

    Mike
     
    msoucy, Apr 4, 2018
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