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Question

task scheduler

Jun 18, 2013 8:34PM PDT

hello every body hope every thing is going well

well as for me im kind of confused with the task scheduler on my computer. I disabled it, then like a few hours later it enables itself back up. Does any body know how to disable task scheduler for good????

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Clarification Request
task scheduler
Jun 19, 2013 12:37AM PDT

Hi julio-santana,

I did some online research and came across This article from Microsoft. If says that this behavior can occur if Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification is installed. The article has the resolution mentioned. You may try and see if that helps.

Thanks and Regards,
Appu S

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not for widnows 8
Jun 19, 2013 4:51AM PDT

hello dell appu and thank you for responding

Apperantly this article is for windows 98 I have windows 8

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Found these steps for Windows 8
Jun 19, 2013 9:10PM PDT

Hi julio-santana,

After checking few websites, I found these steps. Please try and see if it helps.

-Click the lower left corner to open the Start screen.
-Type Schedule tasks in the Start screen
-Click Settings
-Click Schedule tasks
-Go to Task Scheduler Library\Microsoft\Windows\TaskScheduler
-Right Click Regular Maintenance
-Click Properties
-Click the Settings tab
-Put a check in the box to Allow task to be run on demand
-Click OK
-Right Click Regular Maintenance again
-This time, click Run
-Right Click Regular Maintenance a third time
-And this time, click End

Also, came across This link. Might be helpful.

Thanks and Regards,
Appu S

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task scheduler
Jun 20, 2013 12:12AM PDT

hello appu s and thank you for responding

I did all those steps already. I did it a long time ago, the problem im having is that it reactivates itself again after I deactivated

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Stop the Task Scheduler Service
Jun 20, 2013 10:39PM PDT

Hi Julio,

You may try to disable to Task Scheduler service. This might help.

From the desktop mode, press and hold Windows key and press R to open run window. Type Services.msc -> look for Task scheduler service -> right click on it and choose Properties -> choose Stop to disable the service. This will stop task scheduler from running the service.

Hope this helps.

Thanks and Regards,
Appu S

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task scheduler
Jun 21, 2013 6:50AM PDT

hello dell appu s

Yes. I did what you suggested, but I still can't disable it from services. It sez its running, but when I right click the stop tab is greyed out. and when I go into properties, the stop button is also greyed out I couldn't do nothing with it......

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Cannot be disabled
Jun 25, 2013 4:11AM PDT

Hi Julio,

On further research, I was able to find that as per Microsoft you cannot disable task scheduler in Windows. According to them there are lots of critical utility and programs are running based on Schedule tasks. If you disable it then you will need to face many errors and sometimes you will need to install or repair your windows operating system.

Please refer to this from Wikipedia.

However, this can be done with a registry tweak.
1. Open up your regedit
2. Navigate to this locationHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule
3. Find the DWORD called start, change its value from 2 to 4.

You may perform the above the steps at your own risk. Before performing these steps, please ensure to create System Restore points.

Thank and Regards,
Appu S

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Answer
Re: task scheduler
Jun 18, 2013 8:47PM PDT

What exactly did you disable?
How did you disable it?
Why do you want to disable it?

Kees

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task scheduler
Jun 18, 2013 10:22PM PDT

I disabled task scheduler by going to task scheduler and disabling it. I want to disable it cuz it runs for long periods of time accessing my hdd for long periods of time and im afraid its going to shorten the hdd life

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My bet is something else is going on.
Jun 19, 2013 4:56AM PDT

I've yet to see Task Scheduler do anything like you describe.

Did you remove tasks from the list?
Bob

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task schedular
Jun 19, 2013 6:17AM PDT

hello r profit and thanxs for responding

I didn't remove any task. What list are you talking about is it triggers???

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As you are discussing Task Scheduler
Jun 19, 2013 6:59AM PDT

I know this is asking a lot but going this deep means you should see what's on its list.

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task schedular
Jun 19, 2013 8:09AM PDT

Im sorry mr. proffit but I seem to be lost, I don't know what list exactly are you talking about...

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Sorry I thought it was the task scheduler.
Jun 19, 2013 8:18AM PDT

If I head to the metro desktop and type in Task Scheduler it finds it and in some control I can see what's scheduled. This is a good thing to learn but given the story so far you either learn more about this OS or just call the maker and demand they fix it.
Bob

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task scheduler
Jun 20, 2013 12:18AM PDT

Im trying to avoid calling them cuz they don't know what the hell they are doing. They don't talk good English, and they do try to fix it but if they can't fix it, they turn around and tell the its normal. I think that hp is contracting these people from india cuz they pay them less money then if they have to pay somebody from the united states like health care and so on and these people from india, don't know what the hell they are doin. they connect to your computer, and do everything except fix it.

any way thank you for responding

Julio

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I think ...
Jun 20, 2013 12:28AM PDT

it's not task scheduler that misbehave but one of the scheduled tasks.
Now find out which one and solve that.

Kees

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Let me trot out another area you need to look for.
Jun 21, 2013 4:42AM PDT

You write that task scheduler re-enabled on its own. Now there are very clear reasons for this and most of it has to do with the folk that love to dis MSFT about insecurities. Ready?

OK, let's say that MSFT embedded Windows Defender into Windows 8 and wanted to be sure that malware doesn't just flip it to the off state.

They could install some start up code to check and reset settings to re-enable ESSENTIAL SERVICES for this to work. If they didn't then they leave the door open to yet another possible breach.

-> In short, you are seeing the end of the Personal Computer.

More and more control is being ceded back to the OS maker and this is the tip of the iceberg. If you want to see more, look at Windows 8 RT (no Chrome browser?) and until today Microsoft's stance on their new XBox.

There are many fine reasons for the machine to apparently run when you think it shouldn't. I have many examples but most folk are users and owners and can't discuss topics such as the .NET issue of recompiling assemblies and how that can cause owners to think their machine is infected.
Bob

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task schedular
Jun 21, 2013 6:40AM PDT

wow that's deep.