How To Fix Task Scheduler Service Is Not Available In Windows 10
When you open Task Manager, an error message pops up showing that “Task Scheduler service is not available. Task Scheduler will attempt to reconnect to it.”, you can try out fixes mentioned below:
1. Open the Registry Editor
- go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SYSTEM-CurrentControlSet-Services-Schedule
- Find Start name registry DWORD (REG_DWORD) and set value to 4.
If you can’t look for the corresponding key then right-click in an empty area in the right window and select New - DWORD (32-bit) value.
2. Open Services snap-in
- Find Task Scheduler service
- Set the Startup type to Automatic and then click Start to initiate the service
To change Startup Type to Automatic, open an elevated Command Prompt and execute these below commands:
REG EXPORT HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule %TEMP%\Schedule.reg
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule /F /V Start /T REG_DWORD /D 2