taskschedulerschema-terminateonidleend-idlesettingstype-element.md

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StopOnIdleEnd (idleSettingsType) Element	Specifies that the Task Scheduler will stop the task if the idle condition ends before the task is completed.	5e8e4fd9-bba1-4ede-a0b3-9f50feb1b6f3	StopOnIdleEnd element Task Scheduler	apiref	TerminateOnIdleEnd	Schema	reference	05/31/2018

StopOnIdleEnd (idleSettingsType) Element

Specifies that the Task Scheduler will stop the task if the idle condition ends before the task is completed.

<xs:element name="StopOnIdleEnd"
    type="boolean"
    minOccurs="0"
    default="true"
 />

The StopOnIdleEnd element is defined by the idleSettingsType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
IdleSettings	idleSettingsType	Specifies how the Task Scheduler performs tasks when the computer is in an idle state.

Remarks

For C++ development, see StopOnIdleEnd Property of IIdleSettings.

For script development, see IdleSettings.StopOnIdleEnd.

Examples

The following XML defines an idle setting that indicates the task should not be performed when the idle condition ends.

<IdleSettings>
    <StopOnIdleEnd>false</StopOnIdleEnd>
</IdleSettings>

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]

See also

Task Scheduler Schema Elements