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View Task Properties and History
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista
A task's properties can be viewed to find out information such as the task's name, description, security options, triggers, actions, conditions, and settings. A task's history can also be viewed along with the properties. A task's history is tracked by events in the Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler event log. Events are raised when a task is started, run, when the task is finished executing, and at other times to track a task's history. Errors related to a task are also tracked in the task's history. For information about interpreting the events in task history, see Event Properties (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70217).
To view a task's properties and history by using the Windows interface
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If Task Scheduler is not open, start Task Scheduler. For more information, see Start Task Scheduler.
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Find and click the task folder in the console tree that contains the task you want to view.
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In the console window, click the task that you want to view.
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Click Properties in the Action pane. The Task Properties dialog box will appear.
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In the Task Properties dialog box, the task's properties are located on the General , Triggers , Actions , Conditions , and Settings tabs. Click a tab to view the properties.
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Click the History tab to view the task's history.
- Task history can be enabled or disabled. In the
Action
pane, click
Disable All Tasks History
or
Enable All Tasks History
to change the Task History display.
- Click an event in the list of events on the
History
tab to view the description of the event.
- Task history can be enabled or disabled. In the
Action
pane, click
Disable All Tasks History
or
Enable All Tasks History
to change the Task History display.
To view a task's properties and history by using a command line
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Open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , and then click Command Prompt .
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Type:
Schtasks /Query /FO LIST /V
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To view the help for this command, type:
schtasks /Query /?
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