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Asked: 2026-06-01T19:59:41+00:00

In my application, I am passing some command line arguments to schedule a task.

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In my application, I am passing some command line arguments to schedule a task.
str is a string which after some operations becomes

/create /tn StartIE /tr "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com" /sc onlogon

And then I start a process as:

ProcessStartInfo ps = ProcessStartInfo("schtasks");
ps.Arguments = str;
Process.Start(ps);

When I look into the task scheudler for the scheduled tasks, I get Action of schedules task as:

C:\Program
and the Arguments as: Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com

So, the problem is because of the space in Program Files. How should I correct thing thing, so that the actual program remains
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com
and Arguments = http://abc.com
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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe you need to pass your quotes in escaped so they can be ‘extracted’ by the schtasks process. Your string should end up containing:

    /create /tn StartIE /tr "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com" /sc onlogon

    But I suspect it actually contains:

    /create /tn StartIE /tr C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com /sc onlogon

    Which means when you create it you should be targetting:

    /create /tn StartIE /tr \""C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://abc.com\"" /sc onlogon

    A similar question and answer: Why "schtasks" does not run my job?

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