JSI Tip 3792. How can I prevent a user from manually running or ending a scheduled task?

Jerold Schulman

June 12, 2001

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In tip 3776 and tip 3777, we restricted what a user could schedule.

To remove the Run and End Task items from a tasks context menu, you can enable the Prevent Task Run or End Group Policy at Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsTask Scheduler or User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsTask Scheduler.

If the policy is Not configured, you can implement it in the registry by setting the Execution value name, a REG_DWORD data type, to 1. To implement for all users of a computer, change the data value at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsTask Scheduler5.0. To implement for a specific user, make the change at HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsTask Scheduler5.0.



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