How do I stop start a scheduled task on a remote computer programmatically

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I want to write a script that will stop a scheduled task on a remote computer  do some stuff  and then start the schedule task back up   How can I do it

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Note   schtasks   see the other  accepted response  has replaced  at    However   at  may be of use if the situation calls for compatibility with older versions of Windows that don t have schtasks   Command-line help for  at     C   at    The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date  The Schedule service must be running to use the AT command   AT    computername     id    DELETE     DELETE   YES   AT    computername  time   INTERACTIVE         EVERY date          NEXT date         command     computername     Specifies a remote computer  Commands are scheduled on the                    local computer if this parameter is omitted  id                 Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled                    command   delete            Cancels a scheduled command  If id is omitted  all the                    scheduled commands on the computer are canceled   yes               Used with cancel all jobs command when no further                    confirmation is desired  time               Specifies the time when command is to run   interactive       Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user                    who is logged on at the time the job runs   every date        Runs the command on each specified day s  of the week or                    month  If date is omitted  the current day of the month                    is assumed   next date         Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the                    day  for example  next Thursday    If date is omitted  the                    current day of the month is assumed   command           Is the Windows NT command  or batch program to be run

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Try this   schtasks  change  ENABLE  tn  Auto Restart   s mycomutername  u mycomputername username p mypassowrd

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schtasks  change  disable  tn  Name Of Task   s REMOTEMACHINENAME  u mydomain administrator  p adminpassword

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Note   schtasks   see the other  accepted response  has replaced  at    However   at  may be of use if the situation calls for compatibility with older versions of Windows that don t have schtasks   Command-line help for  at     C   at    The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date  The Schedule service must be running to use the AT command   AT    computername     id    DELETE     DELETE   YES   AT    computername  time   INTERACTIVE         EVERY date          NEXT date         command     computername     Specifies a remote computer  Commands are scheduled on the                    local computer if this parameter is omitted  id                 Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled                    command   delete            Cancels a scheduled command  If id is omitted  all the                    scheduled commands on the computer are canceled   yes               Used with cancel all jobs command when no further                    confirmation is desired  time               Specifies the time when command is to run   interactive       Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user                    who is logged on at the time the job runs   every date        Runs the command on each specified day s  of the week or                    month  If date is omitted  the current day of the month                    is assumed   next date         Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the                    day  for example  next Thursday    If date is omitted  the                    current day of the month is assumed   command           Is the Windows NT command  or batch program to be run

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Note   schtasks   see the other  accepted response  has replaced  at    However   at  may be of use if the situation calls for compatibility with older versions of Windows that don t have schtasks   Command-line help for  at     C   at    The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date  The Schedule service must be running to use the AT command   AT    computername     id    DELETE     DELETE   YES   AT    computername  time   INTERACTIVE         EVERY date          NEXT date         command     computername     Specifies a remote computer  Commands are scheduled on the                    local computer if this parameter is omitted  id                 Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled                    command   delete            Cancels a scheduled command  If id is omitted  all the                    scheduled commands on the computer are canceled   yes               Used with cancel all jobs command when no further                    confirmation is desired  time               Specifies the time when command is to run   interactive       Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user                    who is logged on at the time the job runs   every date        Runs the command on each specified day s  of the week or                    month  If date is omitted  the current day of the month                    is assumed   next date         Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the                    day  for example  next Thursday    If date is omitted  the                    current day of the month is assumed   command           Is the Windows NT command  or batch program to be run

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Here s what I found   stop   schtasks  end  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    start   schtasks  run  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    C   gt schtasks     SCHTASKS  parameter  arguments   Description      Enables an administrator to create  delete  query  change  run and     end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system  Replaces AT exe   Parameter List       Create         Creates a new scheduled task        Delete         Deletes the scheduled task s         Query          Displays all scheduled tasks        Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task        Run            Runs the scheduled task immediately        End            Stops the currently running scheduled task                       Displays this help message   Examples      SCHTASKS     SCHTASKS        SCHTASKS  Run        SCHTASKS  End        SCHTASKS  Create        SCHTASKS  Delete        SCHTASKS  Query         SCHTASKS  Change

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Here s what I found   stop   schtasks  end  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    start   schtasks  run  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    C   gt schtasks     SCHTASKS  parameter  arguments   Description      Enables an administrator to create  delete  query  change  run and     end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system  Replaces AT exe   Parameter List       Create         Creates a new scheduled task        Delete         Deletes the scheduled task s         Query          Displays all scheduled tasks        Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task        Run            Runs the scheduled task immediately        End            Stops the currently running scheduled task                       Displays this help message   Examples      SCHTASKS     SCHTASKS        SCHTASKS  Run        SCHTASKS  End        SCHTASKS  Create        SCHTASKS  Delete        SCHTASKS  Query         SCHTASKS  Change

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What about  disable  and  enable switch for a  change command   schtasks exe  change  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt   disable schtasks exe  change  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt   enable

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Here s what I found   stop   schtasks  end  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    start   schtasks  run  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    C   gt schtasks     SCHTASKS  parameter  arguments   Description      Enables an administrator to create  delete  query  change  run and     end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system  Replaces AT exe   Parameter List       Create         Creates a new scheduled task        Delete         Deletes the scheduled task s         Query          Displays all scheduled tasks        Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task        Run            Runs the scheduled task immediately        End            Stops the currently running scheduled task                       Displays this help message   Examples      SCHTASKS     SCHTASKS        SCHTASKS  Run        SCHTASKS  End        SCHTASKS  Create        SCHTASKS  Delete        SCHTASKS  Query         SCHTASKS  Change

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Note   schtasks   see the other  accepted response  has replaced  at    However   at  may be of use if the situation calls for compatibility with older versions of Windows that don t have schtasks   Command-line help for  at     C   at    The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date  The Schedule service must be running to use the AT command   AT    computername     id    DELETE     DELETE   YES   AT    computername  time   INTERACTIVE         EVERY date          NEXT date         command     computername     Specifies a remote computer  Commands are scheduled on the                    local computer if this parameter is omitted  id                 Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled                    command   delete            Cancels a scheduled command  If id is omitted  all the                    scheduled commands on the computer are canceled   yes               Used with cancel all jobs command when no further                    confirmation is desired  time               Specifies the time when command is to run   interactive       Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user                    who is logged on at the time the job runs   every date        Runs the command on each specified day s  of the week or                    month  If date is omitted  the current day of the month                    is assumed   next date         Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the                    day  for example  next Thursday    If date is omitted  the                    current day of the month is assumed   command           Is the Windows NT command  or batch program to be run

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Try this   schtasks  change  ENABLE  tn  Auto Restart   s mycomutername  u mycomputername username p mypassowrd

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schtasks  change  disable  tn  Name Of Task   s REMOTEMACHINENAME  u mydomain administrator  p adminpassword

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Here s what I found   stop   schtasks  end  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    start   schtasks  run  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt    C   gt schtasks     SCHTASKS  parameter  arguments   Description      Enables an administrator to create  delete  query  change  run and     end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system  Replaces AT exe   Parameter List       Create         Creates a new scheduled task        Delete         Deletes the scheduled task s         Query          Displays all scheduled tasks        Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task        Run            Runs the scheduled task immediately        End            Stops the currently running scheduled task                       Displays this help message   Examples      SCHTASKS     SCHTASKS        SCHTASKS  Run        SCHTASKS  End        SCHTASKS  Create        SCHTASKS  Delete        SCHTASKS  Query         SCHTASKS  Change

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What about  disable  and  enable switch for a  change command   schtasks exe  change  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt   disable schtasks exe  change  s  lt machine name gt   tn  lt task name gt   enable

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