I'm creating a schedule task in Powershell, like this:
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute cmd.exe -Argument "-c echo %date% %time% >d:\test.txt"
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At 12am
#$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $env:userdomain\$env:username
$task = New-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger
$task | Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName MyTask
The task gets registered: It runs (verified via its output to d:\test.txt), and I can also see it in a separate Powershell window:
PS D:\temp> Get-ScheduledTask MyTask | fl
Actions : {MSFT_TaskExecAction}
Author :
Date :
Description :
Documentation :
Principal : MSFT_TaskPrincipal2
SecurityDescriptor :
Settings : MSFT_TaskSettings3
Source :
State : Ready
TaskName : MyTask
TaskPath : \
Triggers : {MSFT_TaskTimeTrigger}
URI : \MyTask
Version :
PSComputerName :
However, when I open Task Scheduler, I don't see my task in there anywhere - it should be in the Task Scheduler Library
folder. I've created a task manually in Task Scheduler, and it looks the same in Get-ScheduledTask
.
Why isn't my task seen in Task Scheduler?
How can I create a Task in Powershell so it is seen?
Edit:: I'm on Windows 10 64-bit, Anniversary Update.