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Asked: 2026-05-10T20:55:14+00:00

I want to write a script that will stop a scheduled task on a

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I want to write a script that will stop a scheduled task on a remote computer, do some stuff, and then start the schedule task back up.

How can I do it?

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  1. Here’s what I found.

    stop:

    schtasks /end /s <machine name> /tn <task name>

    start:

    schtasks /run /s <machine name> /tn <task name>   C:\>schtasks /?  SCHTASKS /parameter [arguments]  Description:     Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and     end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system. Replaces AT.exe.  Parameter List:     /Create         Creates a new scheduled task.      /Delete         Deletes 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.  Examples:     SCHTASKS     SCHTASKS /?     SCHTASKS /Run /?     SCHTASKS /End /?     SCHTASKS /Create /?     SCHTASKS /Delete /?     SCHTASKS /Query  /?     SCHTASKS /Change /?
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