registeredtask-getinstances.md

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RegisteredTask.GetInstances method	For scripting, returns all currently running instances of the registered task.	01fea94e-fdec-4edf-886a-f6d9b566f201	GetInstances method Task Scheduler GetInstances method Task Scheduler , RegisteredTask object RegisteredTask object Task Scheduler , GetInstances method	apiref	RegisteredTask.GetInstances	taskschd.dll	COM	reference	05/31/2018

RegisteredTask.GetInstances method

For scripting, returns all currently running instances of the registered task.

Note

RegisteredTask.GetInstances will only return instances of the currently running registered task that are running at or below a user's security context. For example, for members of the Administrators group, GetInstances will return all instances of the currently running registered task, but for members of the Users group, GetInstances will only return instances of the currently running registered task that are running under the Users group security context.

Syntax

RegisteredTask.GetInstances( _
  ByVal flags, _
  ByRef runningTasks _
)

Parameters

flags

This parameter is reserved for future use and must be set to 0.

runningTasks [out]

A RunningTaskCollection object that contains all currently running instances of the task.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

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

RegisteredTask