Checking Scheduled Tasks

Question 1

Which command is used to view scheduled tasks in CMD?

Answer 1

schtask

Question 2

How to check the locations where tasks are scheduled to run?

Answer 2

C:\Windows\system32>schtasks | findstr Folder:

Question 3

How to filter out all the task names?

Answer 3

C:\Users\fpaulus.ridpharm>schtasks /query /fo LIST | findstr "TaskName"

Question 4

Write a PowerShell script that will get all scheduled tasks, loop through each task and extract and display the task name, path and execution actions

Answer 4

Get-ScheduledTask | foreach {
    $taskName = $_.TaskName
    $taskPath = $_.TaskPath
    $actions = $_.Actions.Execute
    Write-Host "Task Name: $taskName"
    Write-Host "Task Path: $taskPath"
    Write-Host "Actions: $actions"
    Write-Host "--------------------------"
}