scheduled tasks don't show up in Get-ScheduledTask result
I have defined some scheduled task using Windows Task Scheduler GUI under "\" [default] path but when i run Get-ScheduledTask in powershell, it does not return them. why?
I have tried with Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "MyTaskName" with one of my task name but it comes up with "No MSFT_ScheduledTask objects found with property 'TaskName' equal to 'MyTaskName'"
Actually I have tried https://library.octopusdeploy.com/step-template/actiontemplate-windows-scheduled-task-disable but it doesn't work so I have tried running script directly.
UPDATE I have found the following script to get task list on http://www.fixitscripts.com/problems/getting-a-list-of-scheduled-tasks:
# PowerShell script to get scheduled tasks from local computer
$schedule = new-object -com("Schedule.Service")
$schedule.connect()
$tasks = $schedule.getfolder("\").gettasks(0)
$tasks | Format-Table Name , LastRunTime # -AutoSize
IF($tasks.count -eq 0) {Write-Host “Schedule is Empty”}
Read-Host
Thanks in advance for you help.
Answer
UAC
The result is likely affected by UAC. To see everything try right clicking the PowerShell icon, select Run as Administrator and then run your Get-ScheduledTask command again and see if that changes anything.
Further reading: http://david-homer.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/not-all-scheduled-tasks-show-up-when.html