Powershell commands won't run in Task Scheduler

On a Windows 2008 R2 member server (Win 2003 domain), I can run a batch file like this on command line:
"powershell.exe -noexit -noprofile -executionpolicy Unrestricted -file C:\Bin\Scripts\BitsTransfer-Server05.ps1"
However, the batch file fails as a scheduled task, with following error:
"Start-BitsTransfer : The operation being requested was not performed because the user has not logged on to the network. The specified service does not exist."
The job is scheduled under a service account which is a member of Domain Admin group. And, yes, I have checked "Run whether user is logged on or not" and "run with highest privileges". Logging on as that account to the server did not make a difference.
I am able to run the scheduled jobs on other servers with the same account and same configuration without a problem. Thanks for any help.
Jay Kulsh

Jay
Although you may have already found a resolution to your issue, I'm still going to post this note to benefit someone else. I ran into a similar issue.
I basically used a different domain account to test and the task ran just fine. A couple of things to keep in mind and make sure of:
1. The account being use to execute task must have "Logon as batch job"
rights under the local security policy of the server. You must specified the account you need to run scripts/bat files.
2. Make sure you are entering the correct password characters
3. Tasks in 2008 R2 don't run interactively specially if you run them as "Run whether user is logged on or not". This will likely fail specially if on the script
you are looking for any objects\resource specific to a user-profile when the task was created as the powershell session will need that info to start, otherwise it will start and immediately end.
Example for $Path:
mapped drive (\\server\share) x:\ vs. Actual UNC path \\server\share
4.
Review your steps, script, arguments. Sometimes the smallest piece can make a big difference even if you have done this process many times. I have missed several times a character on the password or a semi-colon sometimes.
Check the link provided and hopefully you or someone else can benefit from this info. Be safe.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722152.aspx

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Hello,
I'm having trouble getting my Powershell file to run from Task Schedule during logoff. In short, I'm trying to upload my NTUSER.DAT (roaming profile) to my profiles folder on the file server. Dynamic VLAN switching does not support roaming profiles thus
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part calling the code where I think it fails.
Can you guys point me in the right direction here? I know I'm close, but not sure what I'm missing.

Jrv,
Yes in my testing the task schedule is unreliable, I don't have any info on how long the profile is locked, thus I can't copy the profile to the server when the OS still has it locked.
What do you propose I change my vlan configuration to?
Thanks.
What you are trying to do cannot be done. That is why it is not being done. If you set up roaming profiles and redirected folders this would happen automatically. It would also happen very quickly. THat is because Windows posts cahnges
to teh roamed image as they happen. Only changes are copied. Items in teh registry which are only valid during logon (Dynamic Entries) are nver copied so updates that are not needed are not posted. It is these updates thaat can keep the registry
locked for a very long time.
If you scan your network you will likely find hives thaat are loaded with no one logged in. WIndows 7 and later have a utility that forces and unload after a few minutes. It posts the reson for the forced unload to the event log.
As for the VLAN it is likely not configured correctly. THe profile must be on a server that is available on the same net ID as the PC. YOu may also have to allow the switch to suspend if you are using per-user conenctions. Contact the VLAN
vendor and tell them about issues with Roamed profiles. THey will walk you through the setup. THe most common issue is thaat the switch specifies 1Gb and the server is set to 100Mb and the switch is not set to match the speed. THisis a simplpe
configuration error done by a tech who does not have much experience with VLANs. THey tend to think that setting everything to 1Gb or some other maximum will work but it won't. It can also be caused by a files server with a 1Gb card that is a pront
spooler spooling to a 100 or 10Mb older printer. This disrupts the card and the VLAN cannot attach to it until the spooler is dona nd the card can switch. It can also be caused by a bad card or a bad switch.
Then VLAN vendors techs are usually very good at troubleshooting this kind of issue. Remote VLAN logging and diagnostics can also pick out the issue.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Hello,
Want to run the following from a scheduled task in the Task Scheduler on a server. What is the best approach?
.\pscript.ps1 -csvfile "\\Srv1\Share\File.txt"
Thanks for your help! SdeDot

Hi,
To run a powershell script with parameters in the Task Scheduler:
Program: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Add argument (optional): -Command "& c:\scripts\test.ps1 -par1 2 -par2 3"
Hope the below two articles be helpful for you:
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https://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/12/schedule-powershell-scripts-that-require-input-values.aspx
How to Schedule a PowerShell Script
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How to schedule the Batch file to run from task scheduler

Hello Everyone,
I have a batch file which kills the wscript.exe process, I am doing this manually, I need to schedule this batch file to run from task scheduler whenever the process wscript.exe reaches to specific numbers, i.e if the wscript.exe process count in task
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Hi,
àI need to schedule
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Why won't this script run in task scheduler properly?

Hello,
I've created a script find all opened windows applications on the local computer. The script creates an html outfile to report the opened windows and who is logged in.
When I run this script from the Powershell ISE or from Powershell command line it works fine. When I schedule this script to run in windows Task Scheduler (either in Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008) and I use 'Run only when user is logged in' the
script again runs fine and reports in the html file the opened windows.
But when I am logged into the server and I schedule this script to run in windows Task Scheduler (either in Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008) and I use 'Run whether user is logged in or not' the script will run without error, it creates the html report,
but it does not list the opened windows applications That part of the report is missing.
Why would this happen? Do I need to change something in my script to make this script work whether or not someone is logged in?
Here is the script:
$a = "<style>"
$a = $a + "BODY{background-color:peachpuff;}"
$a = $a + "TABLE{border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;border-collapse: collapse;}"
$a = $a + "TH{border-width: 1px;padding: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:thistle}"
$a = $a + "TD{border-width: 1px;padding: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: black;background-color:PaleGoldenrod}"
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Thank you.

Its hard to get a full grasp of the errors from task scheduler. Try rewriting the Action portion of the Scheduled Task in a cmd prompt (with or without the elevated credentials). When the cmd line runs, the cmd host will convert to a black
powershell host and you will be able to read the errors.
C:\> powershell.exe -command { update-help }
or
C:\> powershell.exe -noprofile -file c:\scripts\dosomething.ps1
I solved a similar problem this week. When I ran my script from within powershell, all the required modules are normally present and the script ran fine. It was pretty clear which module I forgot to load at the beginning of the script once I could
watch it from start to finish
or, your script could dump the Error logs to a text file.
$Error | select * | out-file c:\errors.txt
Not the point. Look at the task scheduler history first. If the history is not enabled enable it. If it shows no error code then the script ran successfully but had an internal error.
There is only one place that an error can occur. This will trap it and set the exit code which will be visible in the event history:
$a=@'
<style>
BODY{
background-color:peachpuff;
TABLE{
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: black;
border-collapse: collapse;
TH{
border-width: 1px;
padding: 0px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: black;
background-color:thistle;
TD{
border-width: 1px;
padding: 0px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: black;
background-color:PaleGoldenrod
</style>
Try{
$username=get-wmiobject Win32_ComputerSystem |%{$_.username}
$precontent="<H2>Logged in User: $username</H2><br/><H2>Open Applications</H2><br/>"
$html=Get-Process |where {$_.mainWindowTItle} -ErorAction Stop|
Select-Object name,mainwindowtitle |
ConvertTo-HTML -cssuri c:\scripts\style.css -preContent $precontent -body "<body bgcolor='peachpuff'/>"
$html | Out-File C:\Scripts\Test.htm -ErrorAction Stop
Catch{
exit 99
This is really an exercise in how to manage background tasks.
Using an error log is good assuming it is not the file system that you are having an issue with
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Batch File Won't Run as a Scheduled Task

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Windows 2008 R2 64 bit vbs script is not run in Task Scheduler

Good day!
There is a script that at a certain point opens excel, says there is something, saves and closes.
Does not work in 2008 scheduler mode to perform regardless of the user's registration (ie, the script should run when the PC no one registered), if you run your hands or in the Run mode only for the registered user oki-all
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checkosx86x64args()
Dim conn
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conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=MSDAORA.1;Password=пароль;User ID=логин;Data Source=база;Persist Security Info=True"
conn.Open
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DateTimeNow1 = CDate(DateNow + " " + "14:00:00")
DateTimeNow2 = CDate(DateNow + " " + "21:00:00")
'DateTimeNow3 = CDate(DateNow + " " + "23:30:00")
'objExcel.Range("A1:F1").Merge - объединение ячеек
objExcel.Range("A1:F1") = Empty ' очистка объединенных ячеек
If Now < DateTimeNow1 Then
objExcel.Range("A1:F1").Value = "Текст " + DateNow + " с 05:00:00 до 06:45:00"
ElseIf Now < DateTimeNow2 Then
objExcel.Range("A1:F1").Value = "Текст " + DateNow + " с 14:00:00 до 16:30:00"
Else objExcel.Range("A1:F1").Value = "Текст " + DateNow + " с 21:00:00 до 23:30:00"
End If
For j = 3 To 100 Step 1
objExcel.Cells(j, 1).Clear
objExcel.Cells(j, 2).Clear
objExcel.Cells(j, 3).Clear
objExcel.Cells(j, 4).Clear
objExcel.Cells(j, 5).Clear
objExcel.Cells(j, 6).Clear
Next
intRow = 3
i = 0
For f = 0 To UBound(Incas, 2)
AZS = Incas(0, f)
nTo = Incas(1, f)
Term = Incas(2, f)
DataIn = Incas(3, f)
Addres = Incas(4, f)
Phone = Incas(5, f)
objExcel.Cells(intRow,1).Value = AZS
objExcel.Cells(intRow,2).Value = nTo
objExcel.Cells(intRow,3).Value = Term
objExcel.Cells(intRow,4).Value = DataIn
objExcel.Cells(intRow,5).Value = Addres
objExcel.Cells(intRow,6).Value = Phone
intRow = intRow + 1
Next
'For k = 0 To 6
' objExcel.Columns(k + 1).AutoFit
'Next
objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs("*.xlsx")
objExcel.DisplayAlerts = True
objexcel.Quit
conn.Close
Wscript.Sleep(180)
Call OtpravkaPochti
Recordset = ""
conn.Close
'------------------------Процедура отправки почты если есть запись в таблице-----------------------------------------
Sub OtpravkaPochti()
Const EmailFrom = "почта"
Const EmailPassword = "пароль"
Const strSmtpServer = "сервер"
Const EmailTo = "адресаты"
' Кому будет отправляться e-mail
Const AttFile = "*.xlsx" 'Указываем путь к файлу, который необходимо вложить в сообщение
Set objEmail = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
objEmail.From = EmailFrom
objEmail.To = EmailTo
objEmail.Subject = "текст"
objEmail.Textbody = "текст"
objEmail.AddAttachment(AttFile)
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = 2
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate") = 1
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername") = EmailFrom
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword") = EmailPassword
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = strSmtpServer
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 25
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/languagecode") = 1049
objEmail.BodyPart.CharSet = "windows-1251"
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Item ("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/usemessageresponsetext") = true
objEmail.Configuration.Fields.Update
objEmail.Send
WScript.Quit
End Sub
'------------------------Процедура отправки почты если нет записей в таблице-----------------------------------------
Sub Pochta()
End Sub
sub checkosx86x64args()
' если скрипт запущен из %windir%\system32\ под win x64 - перезапуск из %windir%\syswow64\
dim cmdln, arg
with createobject("WScript.Shell")
if replace(lcase(wscript.path), lcase(.expandenvironmentstrings("%windir%\")), "") = "system32" then
cmdln = replace(lcase(wscript.fullname), "system32", "syswow64")
if createobject("scripting.filesystemobject").fileexists(cmdln) then
cmdln = cmdln & " """ & wscript.scriptfullname & """"
for each arg in wscript.arguments
cmdln = cmdln & " """ & arg & """"
next
.run cmdln
wscript.quit
end if
end if
end with
end sub
Please help me with a problem.
Please help me with a
problem.

Thank you very much Jesper for sharing this. My program also calls Excel.application in
the script and it was never working after we moved the script to Win 2008 R2 server. After creating these 2 folders, it started working.
C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop\
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\desktop\

Powershell script not running in the task scheduler...

I've created a .ps1 script to transfer a file using WinSCP can run it in the ISE environment, in the PS window, and with the run command. I've transferred the command I used in the run prompt to the task scheduler but it is not running. It is running everywhere
else just not in the scheduler. It says that it completes okay and gives a return code of OpCode=2
The action is set to run this: c:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Powershell.exe
The Arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "C:\Users\me\scriptsWCP\FileTransferPS.ps1"
Also have it running with the highest permission and as SYSTEM

Hi,
To run a powershell script with parameters in the Task Scheduler:
Program: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Add argument (optional): -Command "& c:\scripts\test.ps1 -par1 2 -par2 3"
Hope the below two articles be helpful for you:
Schedule PowerShell Scripts that Require Input Values
https://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/12/schedule-powershell-scripts-that-require-input-values.aspx
How to Schedule a PowerShell Script
http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/how-to-schedule-a-powershell-script/
Regards,
Yan Li
Regards, Yan Li

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After several weeks of trying, the backup (wbadmin) doesn't work from the task scheduler. When I enter the WBADMIN Start Backup command directly into a command prompt, it executes perfectly and backs up everything it's supposed to, but for some reason,
when that EXACT SAME COMMAND is executed from the task scheduler it starts, then immediately stops. I opened the Task Scheduler, clicked on "Task Scheduler Library" in the left pane, and looked at the backup job in the top window of the center pane.
The "Last Run Result" column simply showed, "(0xFFFFFFFF")". I also clicked on the job's History Tab, which showed 7 entries at the date/time the job is set to trigger, which indicated that the task started and completed, "successfully" within the same
second (i.e. 01:00:00), but absolutiely nothing is backed up, nor are there any entries for the trigger date on the backup drive.
This has happened four Sundays in a row, and each time, when I subsequently execute the WBADMIN command from a command prompt, it works correctly. Any ideas about what I'm missing and/or doing incorrectly
Creacon

Thanks Jeff, but unfortunately, I've already done all those things from advice in a previous thread. The task scheduler DOES schedule the task, and my History is not disabled. But when the Task Scheduler starts, it then stops immediately with two
log entries: 1) "Action Completed", and in the lower history window "Task Scheduler successfully completed the task ...", and 2) a log entry saying "Task Completed", and in the lower history window, "Task Scheduler successfully finished...", but NOTHING
is backed up. I've gone through the task scheduler settings for the task, and everything seems ok, but no dice. Yet, I can enter the EXACT SAME wbadmin command into a command prompt, and the backup works fine.
Here's the actual "SCHTASKS" command that I entered to schedule the job:
SCHTASKS /Create /SC WEEKLY /D SUN /TN CTServerWeeklyBackup /RL Highest /ST 01:00 /TR "WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:f: -allCritical -include:C:\,D:\CAB\,D:\Downloads\,D:\Extracts\,D:\SSLCert\,D:\Temp\,U:\CAB\,U:\Shares\,U:\Temp\ >
C:\backupLogs.txt"
The above command executed without incident, then I immediately checked the task scheduler, and the task was there, properly scheduled. When the trigger time/day occurred, the task simply started then immediately stopped, yet when I enter just
the WBADMIN command into a command prompt, it executes correctly, completely and without incident.
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Trying to run Power shell Script on task schedule

My case is i'm trying to run a power shell script through the task schedule.
Note if i run the script locally it is working fine but from the task schedule it is not working.
More information:
script function: Password Change Notification
Task name : test3
Time to do the task: 9:08 am every day
the status : running
.ps1 file location: under C\windows\system32\
some actions in the task history after the dated time to run:
1 Task Scheduler launched "{3023b1eb-9b29-47b9-ace2-e6083e2f00cc}" instance of task "\test3" due to a time trigger condition
2 Task Engine "S-1-5-21-60622444-1628707926-2526327935-500: enviroment\Admin:S4U:LUA" received a message from Task Scheduler service requesting to launch task "\test3" .
3 Task Scheduler started "{3023b1eb-9b29-47b9-ace2-e6083e2f00cc}" instance of the "\test3" task for user "enviroment\admin
4 Task Scheduler launched action ""C:\Windows\System32\Password Change Notification\Password Change Notification.ps1"" in instance "{3023b1eb-9b29-47b9-ace2-e6083e2f00cc}" of task "\test3
5 Task Scheduler launch task "\test3" , instance "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" with process ID 5052

Hi MeipoXu,
First of all i would like to thank you for your answer, i followed the URL that you posted already in the previous comment and unfortunately it didn't work, and please find my ps1 file
content as typed below and give me your feedback on that.
# # Version 1.1 May 2014
# Robert Pearman (WSSMB MVP) # TitleRequired.com
# Script to Automated Email Reminders when Users Passwords due to Expire.
# # Requires: Windows PowerShell Module for Active Directory
# # For assistance and ideas, visit the TechNet Gallery Q&A Page. http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Password-Expiry-Email-177c3e27/view/Discussions#content
# Please Configure the following variables....
$smtpServer="outlook. myDomain " $expireindays = 7
$from = "الدعم الفني
<ITHelpDesk@myDomain>"
$logging = "Enabled" # Set to Disabled to Disable Logging
$logFile = "PassExpireNotlog.csv" # ie. c:\mylog.csv
$testing = "Enabled" ## "Enabled" # Set to Disabled to Email Users
$testRecipient = "MyEmail@MyDomain"
$encoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode $date = Get-Date -format ddMMyyyy
# Check Logging Settings if (($logging) -eq "Enabled")
{ # Test Log File Path
$logfilePath = (Test-Path $logFile) if (($logFilePath) -ne "True")
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} } # End Logging Check
# Get Users From AD who are Enabled, Passwords Expire and are Not Currently Expired
Import-Module ActiveDirectory $users = get-aduser -filter * -SearchScope Subtree -SearchBase "OU=UsersOU,DC=MyDomain,DC=MyrootDomain,DC=MYrootNS" -properties Name, PasswordNeverExpires, PasswordExpired, PasswordLastSet,
EmailAddress |where {$_.Enabled -eq "True"} | where { $_.PasswordNeverExpires -eq $false } | where { $_.passwordexpired -eq $false }
$maxPasswordAge = (Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy).MaxPasswordAge
# Process Each User for Password Expiry foreach ($user in $users)
{ $Name = (Get-ADUser $user | foreach { $_.Name})
$emailaddress = $user.emailaddress
$passwordSetDate = (get-aduser $user -properties * | foreach { $_.PasswordLastSet })
$PasswordPol = (Get-AduserResultantPasswordPolicy $user)
# Check for Fine Grained Password
if (($PasswordPol) -ne $null) {
$maxPasswordAge = ($PasswordPol).MaxPasswordAge
$expireson = $passwordsetdate + $maxPasswordAge
$today = (get-date) $daystoexpire = (New-TimeSpan -Start $today -End $Expireson).Days
   # Set Greeting based on Number of Days to Expiry.
# Check Number of Days to Expiry
$messageDays = $daystoexpire if (($messageDays) -ge "2")
{ $messageDays = "خلال
" + "$daystoexpire" + " ايام"
} elseif (($messageDays) -eq "2")
{ $messageDays = "خلال يومين
} else
{ $messageDays = "اليوم."
} # Email Subject Set Here
$subject="كلمة المرور الخاصة بك ستنتهي
$messageDays"
   # Email Body Set Here, Note You can use HTML, including Images.
$body = "<P style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt' />
<center> الاستاذ/ $name
</center>
<br> <center>
كلمة المرور الخاصة بك ستنتهي $messageDays </center>
<br> <center>
نأمل تغييرها في أقرب فرصة حتي تتمكن من الدخول على النظام
</center>
<br> <center>
مع تحيات الادارة العامة لتقنية المعلومات
</center>
<br> </P>"
# If Testing Is Enabled - Email Administrator
if (($testing) -eq "Enabled")
{ $emailaddress = $testRecipient
} # End Testing # If a user has no email address listed
if (($emailaddress) -eq $null)
{ $emailaddress = $testRecipient
}# End No Valid Email # Send Email Message
if (($daystoexpire -ge "0") -and ($daystoexpire -lt $expireindays))
{ # If Logging is Enabled Log Details
if (($logging) -eq "Enabled")
{ Add-Content $logfile "$date,$Name,$emailaddress,$daystoExpire,$expireson,$body"
} # Send Email Message
Send-Mailmessage -smtpServer $smtpServer -from $from -to $emailaddress -subject $subject -body $body -bodyasHTML -priority High -Encoding $encoding
            } # End Send Message
} # End User Processing
# End

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