I cannot create a new scheduled task for mumble

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I'm trying to set a scheduled task in my computer so that the mumble client starts when I log on ; the task tries to start as planned but fails as follows :

Task Scheduler failed to start "\Mumble" task for user "computer\myuser". Additional Data: Error Value: 2147943140.

The command is

"D:\Program Files (x86)\Mumble\mumble.exe"

with and without a mumble url as argument, with and without highest privilegies, as windows 10, windows 7 I'm at quite at loss as to how to deal with this, does anyone have an idea ?

(All other tasks work well, only mumble fails)

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scheduled-taskswindows-10

1 Answers

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A simple workaround is to create a powershell script, say start_mumble.ps1, containing the following line (adjust the path as needed):

 Start-Process "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mumble\mumble.exe" -WindowStyle Minimized

and schedule a task with action set as "Start a program" and settings

  • Program/script: powershell.exe
  • Add arguments: \\path\to\start_mumble.ps1

This approach worked for me on Windows 10. Make sure the invoked powershell can run scripts (see Get-ExecutionPolicy and Set-ExecutionPolicy).