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Policy overview

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ClassComputer

CategoryWindows Components > Task Scheduler

Supported onWindows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

Prevents users from creating new tasks. This setting removes the Add Scheduled Task item that starts the New Task Wizard. Also, the system does not respond when users try to move, paste, or drag programs or documents into the Scheduled Tasks folder. Note: This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration. Important: This setting does not prevent administrators of a computer from using At.exe to create new tasks or prevent administrators from submitting tasks from remote computers.

Internal name

TaskCreation_2

Policy ID

0979b876cdde

Elements

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry location	Type	Enabled value	Disabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler5.0\Task Creation	REG_DWORD	1	0

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