taskschedulerschema-volatile-element.md

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Volatile Element	Indicates whether the task is automatically disabled every time Windows starts.	E0298876-2A96-401D-B857-69758AF980E5	Volatile element Task Scheduler	apiref	Volatile	Schema	reference	05/31/2018

Volatile Element

Indicates whether the task is automatically disabled every time Windows starts.

<xs:element name="Volatile"
    type="xsd:boolean"
    maxOccurs="1"
    minOccurs="0"
    default="false"
 />

The Volatile element is defined by the settingsType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
Settings		Contains the settings that the Task Scheduler uses to perform the task.

Remarks

For C++ programming, this idle setting is specified using the ITaskSettings3::Volatile property.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]

See also

Task Scheduler Schema Elements

Task Scheduler