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filter task scheduler tasks by taskname in powershell

schtasks /query /fo LIST /tn "xyz"

I want to filter and choose some specific tasks from the task scheduler and if those tasks are present then perform certain actions. How do I apply this filter to choose more than one taskname?

Solution

  • This command will show all Scheduled Tasks on your computer:

    Get-ScheduledTask

    To Filter to just the task you need, you would pipe it to the Where-Object command. Example to show all tasks related to Windows Defender AV:

    Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object {$_.Taskname -match 'Defender'}

    Then store those task objects in a variable:

    $DefenderTasks = Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object {$_.Taskname -match 'Defender'}

    Then you can perform an operation on the variable:

    Set-ScheduledTask -Taskname $DefenderTasks <something>

    Type in the following to get help and examples:

    Get-Help Set-ScheduledTask -Full