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I've tried it as both capital and lower case.<br />
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I found a workaround, but now I'm faced with another issue.<br />
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I created the task manually, and exported it to XML. &nbsp;Then I copy it to the netlogon folder and use the script to create the task: &nbsp;SchTasks /Create /TN &quot;Idle Logoff&quot; /XML &quot;\\adsvr\netlogon\Idle Logoff.xml&quot;<br />
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That works. &nbsp;However, it appears that Windows 8.1 foes not respect the 4 hour timer. &nbsp;The task still launches immediately when the PC goes idle (5 minutes). &nbsp;I read that adding a task with this condition requires a reboot to be effective, so I tried rebooting after creating the task. &nbsp;But it still doesnt work.<br />
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How do I get Windows 8.1 to respect the &quot;Start the task only if the computer is idle for&quot; setting?
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Ah !!<br />
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&quot;If a task is triggered by an idle trigger, then the *WaitTimeout* property of the *IIdleSettings* interface (*IdleSettings* for scripting) is ignored.<br />
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I going to try to fix the problem by setting my task to trigger &quot;on log on&quot; rather than &quot;on idle&quot;.
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Nope, I changed it to &quot;on login&quot; and &nbsp;&quot;Start the task only if the computer is idle for 240 minutes&quot; and it is still logging me out *immediately* on idle. &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;sigh&gt;
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I can try it, but not sure that would help. &nbsp;The problem is that the Task Scheduler is ignoring the &quot;/i 240&quot; even though it is enabled.<br />
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Same thing if I manually create the task (no script at all). &nbsp;Windows ask Scheduler is ignoring the &quot;Start the task only if the computer is idle for 240 minutes&quot;
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Win 8.1 &nbsp;<br />
Don't have a Win 7 to check it on...
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Bump. &nbsp;It's the Holidays. &nbsp;Wont be back to work until January 5th.
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We abandon this effort in January. &nbsp;Never did get it working. &nbsp;:( &nbsp;<br />
Thanks to David Sankovsky for all the input.
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I am trying to create a script that I can push out via GPO. &nbsp;The script creates a scheduled task to logoff users when Idle for 4 hours.<br />
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The syntax is: &nbsp;schtasks /create /tn &lt;TaskDisplayName&gt; &nbsp;/sc &lt;SchedultType&gt; /I &lt;timer&gt; /tr &lt;task to run&gt; /F<br />
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My script code is: &nbsp; &nbsp;schtasks /create /tn &quot;Idle Logoff&quot; /sc onidle /I 240 /tr &quot;shutdown.exe /l /f&quot; /F<br />
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The /SC ONIDLE is supposed to start the task when the PC goes idle.<br />
The /I 240 is suppose to set the timer for 240 minutes (4 hours) after idle.<br />
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The script works mostly. &nbsp;It creates the scheduled task. &nbsp;The task runs on idle. &nbsp;And the &quot;shutdown /L /F&quot; command works fine. &nbsp;<br />
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HOWEVER, it is running IMMEDIATELY when the PC is idle. &nbsp;Not after the PC is idle for 4 hours. &nbsp;When I check the task, the option &quot;start the task only if the computer is idle for&quot; is unchecked, but the value (which is grayed out) says 4 hours.<br />
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Is there a switch that I am missing on the schtasks /create which would fix this?<br />
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Thanks.
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I am trying to create a script that I can push out via GPO.  The script creates a scheduled task to logoff users when Idle for 4 hours.

The syntax is:  schtasks /create /tn <TaskDisplayName>  /sc <SchedultType> /I <timer> /tr <task to run> /F

My script code is:    schtasks /create /tn "Idle Logoff" /sc onidle /I 240 /tr "shutdown.exe /l /f" /F

The /SC ONIDLE is supposed to start the task when the PC goes idle.
The /I 240 is suppose to set the timer for 240 minutes (4 hours) after idle.

The script works mostly.  It creates the scheduled task.  The task runs on idle.  And the "shutdown /L /F" command works fine.  

HOWEVER, it is running IMMEDIATELY when the PC is idle.  Not after the PC is idle for 4 hours.  When I check the task, the option "start the task only if the computer is idle for" is unchecked, but the value (which is grayed out) says 4 hours.

Is there a switch that I am missing on the schtasks /create which would fix this?

Thanks.

Script to create scheduled task fails to set conditions

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