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Jan 16, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Delete Scheduled Task

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to delete a scheduled task. How can I use Windows PowerShell to delete a scheduled task? Use the Unregister-ScheduledTask function. By default, this command will prompt for confirmation. Therefore, if you want to use a Windows PowerShell script to remotel...

Jan 14, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Disable Scheduled Task

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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task. How can I use Windows PowerShell to disable a scheduled task? Use the Disable-ScheduledTask cmdlet from the Scheduled Task module, for example: Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName applog Note This cmdlet was introduced in Windows 8 and W...