Task Manager Problem.

Hi,

Running W10, fully patched.

I have set a simple batch file to run in Task Manager to perform a copy of some files to a backup drive each night.

Once set up I go into the task to change it to run when a user is not logged and use the highest privileges.

Also, I add the administrator to the group so that it can run as that user.

That then asks me for the admin password which I put in then press OK and the following error reported is 2147943731 .

There is only myself listed on this PC so I am the administrator.

Can anyone advise me why that error is occurring, please?

Thanks,

Martin

Have you read this? windows 10 - Task Scheduler failed to start. Additional Data: Error Value: 2147943726 - Stack Overflow

H Jaycee,

Thanks for the reply.8-))

The error on stack overflow is a different number to mine if that makes any difference?

I am using the correct password which I updated through Microsoft yesterday, so I don't see how it could be that but knowing Microsoft anything is possible.8-((

Martin

Well darn, I looked up your error number and got that page .... how silly!

Hi Jacee,

That's Google for you.8-))

I have done a bit of digging myself and noticed that when I use the Administrator group as the user then I checked the user accounts in Computer Management.

The admin account is disabled, so that wouldn't work.

The basic account is presumably the local one which I do not remember setting up and I assume that it does not have a password set either.

This has gotten very confusing as when I check for user accounts in the normal way there is only myself which is the admin, which has the password set.

Yet in the account in the Computer Management app I am not listed, just the local name.8-((

Microsoft has really got me confused this time...

Martin

Arnak, please provide screenshots of the settings for your scheduled task and the batch script you put into the batch file. It may be as simple as it's trying to copy certain subfiles that just can't be copied, maybe adding the /c parameter to your batch script will solve the problem. I know I had this issue when I was trying to copy the WindowsApps folder/subfolders/subfiles.

Hope this helps,
Yokiaza

Hi Yokiaza,

Thanks for the reply.

I doubt that is the problem as the batch file runs fine outside of the task manager but here it is :-

net use M: /delete
net use M: \\nsa320\public
xcopy C:\pmail /e /v /I /y /h M:"Martins PC Backups"\Pmail
pause

What I will try is to move the batch file out of the program directory and put it into its own directory of c:\ and see if that works OK.

Martin

Change M:"Martins PC Backups"\Pmail to M:"Martins PC Backups\Pmail"

Regards,
Yokiaza

Thanks, I'll try that.

Martin