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Get Scheduled Task Details in PowerShell

The command to get schedule task details in PowerShell is `Get-ScheduledTask`. This command retrieves the scheduled task details like TaskPath, TaskName, and State.

Get-Scheduled lists all scheduled task that is scheduled on a computer.

In this article, we will discuss how to get scheduled task details and get details about a scheduled task in PowerShell.

Retrieve Scheduled Task Details in PowerShell

Use the PowerShell command Get-TaskScheduler to retrieve existing scheduled task details.

Get-ScheduledTask

In the above PowerShell script, the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet list all scheduled tasks details and displays task details.

The output of the above PowerShell script to view scheduled tasks is:

Get Scheduled Task Information in PowerShell
Get Scheduled Task Information in PowerShell

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How to Get Details about a Scheduled Task in PowerShell?

Use the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet with the where clause to get details about a scheduled task in PowerShell.

Get-ScheduledTask | Where {$_.TaskName -eq "UserAccountTests"} 

In the above PowerShell script, the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet gets the information about a scheduled task where the TaskName is equal to "UserAccountTests". It uses the Where cmdlet to check the TaskName using the -eq operator.

The output of the above PowerShell script shows scheduled task information about a task like a task path, task name, and task state.

Get Information about a Scheduled Task in PowerShell
Get Information about a Scheduled Task in PowerShell

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Conclusion

I hope the above article on how to get scheduled task details in PowerShell using the Get-ScheduledTask cmdlet is helpful to you.

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