#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : A scheduled task reports success but does nothing, or fails 0x1 Fix : Make the task actually start Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-app-taskscheduler Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 25 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It never runs, or is refused. HOW TO UNDO IT Set-ScheduledTask with the previous settings object. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' A scheduled task reports success but does nothing, or fails 0x1' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Make the task actually start' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 25 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check the trigger and the conditions.' -Command { Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Nightly Export' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Triggers Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Nightly Export' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Settings | Format-List DisallowStartIfOnBatteries,StopIfGoingOnBatteries,RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable,RunOnlyIfIdle,WakeToRun } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do '0x800710E0 is the operator refusal, and on a laptop it is almost always the battery condition.' -Why 'The default settings refuse to start on battery and stop the task if the machine unplugs. On a laptop or a virtual machine that reports a battery, that means it never runs and the message gives no hint why.' -Command { $s = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Nightly Export' -Settings $s } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Set Run whether the user is logged on or not, so it runs without a session.' -Command { $p = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId 'EXAMPLE\svc_task' -LogonType Password -RunLevel Highest Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Nightly Export' -Principal $p -User 'EXAMPLE\svc_task' -Password (Read-Host -AsSecureString | ConvertFrom-SecureString -AsPlainText) } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Enable Start when available, so a task missed while the machine was off runs at the next opportunity.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Check the task is enabled and the trigger date has not passed.' -Command { Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Nightly Export' | Format-List TaskName,State Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName 'Nightly Export' | Format-List NextRunTime,LastRunTime,NumberOfMissedRuns } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'NextRunTime is populated and the task runs at the scheduled time.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName 'Nightly Export' | Format-List LastRunTime,LastTaskResult,NextRunTime,NumberOfMissedRuns } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-app-taskscheduler' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Set-ScheduledTask with the previous settings object.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule