Enable-ScheduledTask
Enable-ScheduledTask
Enables a scheduled task.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Name
Enable-ScheduledTask [-TaskName] <String> [[-TaskPath] <String> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: Object
Enable-ScheduledTask [-InputObject] <CimInstance> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Enable-ScheduledTask cmdlet enables a disabled scheduled task.
Parameters
-AsJob
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-CimSession<CimSession[]>
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Aliases |
Session |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-InputObject<CimInstance>
Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-TaskName<String>
Specifies the name of a scheduled task.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-TaskPath<String>
Specifies the path for a scheduled task in Task Scheduler namespace. You can use \ for the root folder. If you do not specify a path, the cmdlet uses the root folder.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ThrottleLimit<Int32>
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#MSFT_ScheduledTask
Examples
Example 1: Enable a scheduled task
This command enables the SystemScan task in the root folder.
PS C:\> Enable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "SystemScan"
Example 2: Enable all scheduled tasks in a folder
This command uses the Get-Scheduledtask cmdlet to get all scheduled tasks in the \UpdateTasks\ folder. It pipes this information to the Enable-ScheduledTasks cmdlet, which enables these scheduled tasks.
PS C:\> Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath "\UpdateTasks\" | Enable-ScheduledTask