Windows 10: What Could Be Disabling Batch Files Scheduled in Task Scheduler?

I'm using Win10 Pro 2004. I go to Win-R > taskschd.msc > Task Scheduler Library. I see a number of batch files that I have scheduled to run at various times. I see that today, like yesterday, their status is Disabled. Yesterday, when I saw that, I right-clicked > Enable. But apparently that was turned off by day's end: I see that some of them, set to run daily, last ran three days ago.

I thought I had an inkling that Avast might be the culprit. But that suspicion has met so far with disbelief. Any ideas what else could be responsible, or how I could figure it out? My searches have been ineffectual; it seems this is not happening worldwide at the moment.

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Task Scheduler Batch file

Hi all,

Looking for some help.Im creating a batch file to run for different users to add a scheduled task. HOWEVER - the whole thing works great and has done for some time.But after i run the batch file on each machine (different users) i have to go into the security options and change the user the task runs in to the unique user of that machine. Is there a way to use the batch file to pull the account name of the machine (or computer name) and use that as the user the task runs in?


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task scheduler & batch files

The Task scheduler is at C:\Windows\System32\taskschd.msc and a shortcut to it is also shown in Start menu, Windows administrative tools.

Since you are going on to consider running batch files using Task scheduler, have a look at

Make Windows 10 Task scheduler run a batch file minimised and with a specific icon - Forum article

Denis

 

Start Batch File Minimized via Task Scheduler

I have a batch file scheduled to run in Task Scheduler in Windows 10. The batch file runs on schedule, but it opens a full CMD window. I have tried entering variations on start /min in the Task Scheduler properties, but these seem to have no effect.

The particular batch file opens and then pauses at a PAUSE statement, waiting for user response. I want it to start minimized partly because, when it opens to a full CMD window, it captures keystrokes, if I happen to be typing. In that case, the newly opened batch file blows past the pause and proceeds with its next steps. I don't want that to happen.

Possibly I am using the wrong term. When I say "minimized," I mean that the batch file will be visible as an item on the taskbar, but its window will not open up onscreen. To access the batch file, I will have to coolswitch to it or click on its taskbar icon.

So the question is, how can I start this batch file minimized, in the sense that it will open as a taskbar icon but not as a full CMD window?