TaskSettings.AllowHardTerminate property

For scripting, gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates that the task may be terminated by the Task Scheduler service using TerminateProcess. The service will try to close the running task by sending the WM_CLOSE notification, and if the task does not respond, the task will be terminated only if this property is set to true.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

TaskSettings.AllowHardTerminate As Boolean

Property value

If True, the task can be terminated by using TerminateProcess. If False, the task cannot be terminated by using TerminateProcess.

Remarks

When reading or writing XML for a task, this setting is specified in the AllowHardTerminate element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Type library
Taskschd.tlb
DLL
Taskschd.dll

See also

Task Scheduler