As of writing, the only options available are to "Begin the task":
- On a schedule
- At logon
- At startup
- On idle
- On an event
- At task modification/creation
- On connect to user session
- On disconnect from user session
- On workstation lock
- On workstation unlock
Is there a way to have Task Scheduler run a task before shutdown?
Best Answer
Even though this is an older thread, I'd like to add a solution I devised that works well.
I wanted to run a script or batch file whenever a shutdown or restart was initiated, but I didn't want to use Group Policies Shutdown Scripts function. The reason for this was pretty in depth, but I basically needed to run a script before certain services were closed.
I ended up creating a scheduled task as follows:
When a user or command initiates a shutdown or restart as a logged on user or on a user's behalf, event ID 1074 will fire. By creating a task to use this to trigger a script, it will start the script and allow it to finish, however it will only report the task as "running" or "triggered" in the logs. I have not used this with a long script, so it may be worth testing further, but it works great for short scripts.