How can I start and stop a scheduled task programmatically?

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using Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler;

public static void StartTask()
{
  using (TaskService ts = new TaskService())
   {
      Task t = ts.GetTask(TaskName);
       if (t != null)
        {
           t.Run();
         }
     }
}

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Posted 23-Dec-20 6:31am

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Updated 23-Dec-20 8:45am

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2020-12-23T08:45:00

Solution 1

If your tasks are in a folder use:

Task t = ts.GetTask(taskFolder + "\\" + TaskName);

An alternative would be using the schtasks commands | Microsoft Docs[^]
You can run it from C# with Process.Start()

Posted 23-Dec-20 8:45am

RickZeeland

Updated 23-Dec-20 9:15am

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Member 14978771 24-Dec-20 9:40am

No, The task is not in a folder.
I actually need to run the task via Task object itself.
also want to check the Task status too like:
=> if (task.State.Equals("Running"))
How can i check that if i use Process.Start()??
Thank you.

RickZeeland 25-Dec-20 13:15pm

Don't think you can check for running state (like for a Windows Service).
You can use schtasks /query to find task names however, see:
https://superuser.com/questions/1034962/how-can-i-retrieve-the-status-of-a-scheduled-task-using-schtasks