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Event ID 409 — Task Scheduler Service Status

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The Task Scheduler service enables you to perform automated tasks on a local or remote computer. With this service, you can schedule any program to run at any time or when a specific event occurs.

The Task Scheduler service is automatically started by Service Control Manager (SCM). The Task Scheduler service cannot be stopped or disabled by administrators using the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in user interface, unless special permissions are added to the administrator token. The Task Scheduler service uses the Component Object Model (COM) service, the Windows Event Log service, and the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service; all of these services must be started for the Task Scheduler service to run correctly.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 409
Source: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: SCHEDULE_SERVICE_TIME_CHANGE_INIT_ERROR
Message: The Task Scheduler service failed to initialize a time change notification. System time updates may not be picked by the service and task schedules may not be updated. The error value is: %1.

Resolve

Ensure that there is sufficient free memory

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in the Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

Ensure that there is sufficient free memory on the computer and then restart the Task Scheduler service. You can close some applications to free memory. To restart the Task Scheduler service:

1. Click Start and type Services in the Start Search box.

2. Select the Services program to start the Services console.

3. Right-click the Task Scheduler service and select Restart.

Verify

Verify that the Task Scheduler service is running, by opening the Services MMC snap-in, finding the Task Scheduler service, and then verifying that the state is set to Automatic.

To verify that the Task Scheduler state is set to Automatic:

1. Click Start and type Services in the Start Search box.

2. Select the Services program to start the Services console.

3. Verify that the Task Scheduler service Startup Type is not Disabled.

Task Scheduler Service Status

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