Enabling / Disabling tasks in Task Scheduler using a Powershell script

Question

I am trying to disable a task in the Windows task scheduler using PowerShell. How can I do this?

$tasks = & SCHTASKS /Query /V /FO CSV | ConvertFrom-Csv
$task = $tasks | ? { $_.TaskName -eq "E:\MyDir\test.bat" }  
& SCHTASKS /Change /DISABLE /TN "$Task.TaskName"

This error is the result:

ERROR: The specified task name ".TaskName" does not exist in the system.

Mike Shepard · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 18:32:55Z

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"$($task.Taskname)" should work.

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 18:32

Mike Shepard

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user1411254 Over a year ago

thanks!! that worked. But it's asking me for my windows user password for disabling. Is there a way we can disable a task without the script asking for the password?

SpellingD Over a year ago

Run the script with an elevated console?

user1411254 Over a year ago

could you please elobarate as to what "elevated console" means?

BartekB Over a year ago

"Run as Administrator" is what @SpellingD meant.

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