ScheduledTasks module: setup and commands

Module 2 min read Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated 02 October 2026

Inspect task definitions, triggers and principals with Get-ScheduledTask, then verify execution history instead of assuming registration means success.

Getting it

Present on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 onward with nothing to install.

Examples

1PS> Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath "\"

Show reference output

1 TaskPath TaskName State LastTaskResult

2 ------------------- ----------- -------- --------------

3 \ Backup Ready 0

4 \Microsoft\Windows\ Maintenance Disabled 0

1PS> Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName "Backup-Server"

Show reference output

1 TaskPath TaskName State LastTaskResult

2 ------------------- ----------- -------- --------------

3 \ Backup Ready 0

4 \Microsoft\Windows\ Maintenance Disabled 0

What it is for

Use it when scheduled work needs an audit, or when a task has to be created identically across a fleet of servers. Get-ScheduledTaskInfo is where last run time and last result live, and that is what failure reporting actually needs.

Typical tasks

Find tasks whose last result was not zero
List tasks under a specific folder path
Read last run and next run times
Register a task from action and trigger objects
Change the account a task runs under
Disable a task without deleting it

Check the installed version

1PS> Get-Module -ListAvailable ScheduledTasks | Select-Object Name, Version, Path

2PS> Get-Command -Module ScheduledTasks

Compare the module path and version with the session used by your scheduled task or automation account. Use it when scheduled work needs an audit, or when a task has to be created identically across a fleet of servers. Get-ScheduledTaskInfo is where last run time and last result live, and that is what failure reporting actually needs.

Primary documentation

Windows services and processes documentation

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