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Start-ScheduledTask

Start a Windows scheduled task.

Copy-ready commandStart-ScheduledTask
Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup"

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic example

Start a Windows scheduled task.

Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup"

Common errors

Command not found

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