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I have seen references online that state that 'Scheduled Tasks' in Windows are stored in %SystemRoot%\Tasks, which I think usually equates to C:\Windows\Tasks.
However, I observe that while that folder exists on my Windows 7 system, Scheduled tasks doesn't use it.
My system appears to use, C:\Windows\System32\Tasks.
I have studied the Environment variables and there doesn't seem to be anything related to Scheduled Tasks there.
How do I discover which folder is used for Scheduled tasks?
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There are two different folders labeled "tasks". The first folder is relative to the scheduled tasks that would appear in the task scheduler, these are in c:\windows\tasks. The second tasks folder is located in c:\windows\system32\tasks.
Open the Start Menu and scroll downwards until you find the Windows Administrative Tools folder. Inside it, you can find the shortcut for the Task Scheduler. Click on it. In Windows 7, you can find a shortcut for the Task Scheduler in the "Accessories -> System Tools" folder from the Start Menu.
Tasks are stored in 3 locations: 1 file system location and 2 registry locations.
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\Taskcache\Tasks HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\Taskcache\Tree So, you need to delete a corrupted task in these 3 locations.
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