Manage Scheduled Tasks with the SchTasks.exe Command
You can control, monitor, change, etc Windows Scheduled Tasks using schtasks from the command line. You can use it on your local machine or a remote machine such as a server.
In the examples below let’s assume that the Windows Scheduled Task you are interested in is called EventLogImport.
IMPORTANT: For any of the commands or examples below, you can add a /S and then the servername to execute the command against a remote machine running Windows.
NOTE: Other options are TABLE and LIST. The /V is for Verbose.
To remove the header row you can use the MORE command to start reading at the second line
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport | more +1
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport > c:\temp\status.csv
To append to the file if you call two or more of these in a row, use the >> instead of >.
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport >> c:\temp\status.csv
To remove the header row you can use the MORE command to start reading at the second line
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport | more +1 >> EventLogImportScheduledJobStatus.csv
For help on a specific switch, try one of the following:
SCHTASKS
SCHTASKS /?
SCHTASKS /Run /?
SCHTASKS /End /?
SCHTASKS /Create /?
SCHTASKS /Delete /?
SCHTASKS /Query /?
SCHTASKS /Change /?
SCHTASKS /ShowSid /?
An administrator can use the SchTasks.exe command-line utility to
create, delete, query, change, run, and end scheduled tasks on a local
or remote system through the command shell. The SchTasks.exe command
interface uses the following syntax:
schtasks /{parameter} [arguments]
The Command Parameters Are:
- /Create Creates a new scheduled task
- /DeleteDeletes the scheduled task(s)
- /Query Displays all scheduled tasks
- /Change Changes the properties of scheduled task
- /Run Runs the scheduled task immediately
- /End Stops the currently running scheduled task
- /? Displays this help message
You can control, monitor, change, etc Windows Scheduled Tasks using schtasks from the command line. You can use it on your local machine or a remote machine such as a server.
In the examples below let’s assume that the Windows Scheduled Task you are interested in is called EventLogImport.
IMPORTANT: For any of the commands or examples below, you can add a /S and then the servername to execute the command against a remote machine running Windows.
Monitoring
Basic Info on local machine
schtasks /QUERY /TN EventLogImportBasic Info for remote machine
schtasks /QUERY /S serverNameHere /TN EventLogImportVerbose Info
schtasks /QUERY /V /TN EventLogImportVerbose Info with CSV output to screen
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImportNOTE: Other options are TABLE and LIST. The /V is for Verbose.
To remove the header row you can use the MORE command to start reading at the second line
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport | more +1
Verbose Info with CSV output to file
This will clear the status.csv if it exists, else it will create a new file.schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport > c:\temp\status.csv
To append to the file if you call two or more of these in a row, use the >> instead of >.
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport >> c:\temp\status.csv
To remove the header row you can use the MORE command to start reading at the second line
schtasks /QUERY /FO CSV /V /TN EventLogImport | more +1 >> EventLogImportScheduledJobStatus.csv
Controlling
Disable a Scheduled Task
schtasks /CHANGE /TN EventLogImport /DISABLEEnable a Scheduled Task
schtasks /CHANGE /TN EventLogImport /ENABLEOther Commands
You can also create, delete, run, or kill scheduled tasks as well. For information on how to do this, I recommend typing schtasks /? at any command prompt.For help on a specific switch, try one of the following:
SCHTASKS
SCHTASKS /?
SCHTASKS /Run /?
SCHTASKS /End /?
SCHTASKS /Create /?
SCHTASKS /Delete /?
SCHTASKS /Query /?
SCHTASKS /Change /?
SCHTASKS /ShowSid /?
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