To stop a scheduled task that is running

1. Open Task Scheduler.
2. Click the task that you want to stop.
3. From the File menu, click End Scheduled Task.

Notes

• To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators, Backup Operators, or Server Operators group, or have been delegated the appropriate authority, on the local computer. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
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• If you stop a scheduled task that is currently running, you might experience a delay (up to 3 minutes) before the task shuts down.
• To restart a stopped task, right-click the task, and then click Run.

Note

• Before stopping a scheduled task that is running, make sure you check for other scheduled tasks that are dependent on the task. If you stop a scheduled task that is running without checking what other tasks are dependent on it, other tasks might not run or run incorrectly.

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