NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows I've tried numerous solutions proposed online, including deleting certain files lists in the registry. Task Scheduler will attempt to reconnect to it."Ģ) When I click on certain individual tasks in the Task Scheduler Library (far left pane), I often get a blank screen in the middle pane, where the detailed data should be. Among its errors:ġ) When I click on Display All Running Tasks in the far right pane of Task Scheduler, I get the message, "Task Scheduler service is not available. I downloaded a (great) 3rd-party Restore Point creator that does this task for me automatically, but I'd still like to get to the root of my Task Scheduler problem. But I can't be sure the tasks are really being performed - b/c the one I care about the most (the automatic creation of System Restore Points) doesn't seem to be working: When I run the System Restore GUI, none of the new System Restore Points allegedly "created successfully" by the Task Scheduler are listed - just the ones I'd made manually. And I even see the hard drive's little red light blinking when a scheduled task is being performed.
I do NOT get error messages when I open it and, according to the Task Status list (in the middle pane), it SAYS it's performing the tasks successfully.
I bought a new computer (two months old) that runs Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), and, after customizing it a bit to suit my needs, I'm now having a bit of trouble with the Task Scheduler.