[Bug]: Scheduled Task Creation Error

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The problem

I'm getting an error when trying to install Winget-AutoUpdate. I've posted a screenshot below of the settings I'm using as well as error. It loops infinitely until I close the window due to the scheduled task not being registered.

What version of WAU has the issue?

1.20.1

What version of Windows are you using (ex. Windows 11 22H2)?

Windows 11 23H2

What version of winget are you using?

v1.8.1911

Log information

The logs do not show the error message, it only shows in the PowerShell window. I've copied and pasted the log from the PowerShell window below, the last error message loops indefinitely.

04:20:05 - Checking prerequisites...
04:20:06 - Prerequisites checked. OK

04:20:06 - Checking if WinGet is installed/up to date.
04:20:06 - -> WinGet is up to date: v1.8.1911

04:20:06 - Installing WAU 1.20.1...
04:20:06 - -> Running fresh installation...
04:20:06 - -> Copied brand new Blacklist.
04:20:07 - -> Installing WAU scheduled tasks
Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\Extra Programs\WAU Configurator\WAU\Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1:217 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate' -TaskPat ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Register-Schedule
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\Extra Programs\WAU Configurator\WAU\Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1:225 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate-UserConte ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Register-Schedule
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\Extra Programs\WAU Configurator\WAU\Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1:233 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify' - ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Register-Schedule
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\Extra Programs\WAU Configurator\WAU\Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1:242 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate-Policies' ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Register-Schedule
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

04:20:07 - -> Setting Registry config
04:20:07 - -> Checking Mods Directory:
04:20:07 -    The mods directory is secured!
04:20:07 - -> Checking Functions Directory:
04:20:07 -    The Functions directory is secured!
04:20:08 - -> WAU Installation succeeded!

04:20:09 - Running Winget-AutoUpdate...
Get-ScheduledTask : The system cannot find the file specified.
At C:\Extra Programs\WAU Configurator\WAU\Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1:442 char:25
+ ...       while ((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Winget-AutoUpdate").State  ...
+                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (MSFT_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...T_ScheduledTask) [Get-ScheduledTas
   k], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070002,Get-ScheduledTask

Additional information

No response

[KnifMelti]

Started from the same path, same settings/versions.. ..sorry, can't replicate.

[wjrohret]

I'm getting the same issue on windows 10 22h2 OS build 19045.4651

[AndrewDemski-ad-gmail-com]

0x80070057 means that at least one parametry passed to cmdlet is incorrect. I'd try debugging from running in verbose Mode to see the XML structure before it is passed for registration.

GL AD

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I'm getting the same issue on windows 10 22h2 OS build 19045.4651

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[GH0STDATA]

@AndrewDemski-ad-gmail-com how would I go about running the PowerShell script in verbose mode? I looked at the readme and I don't see a verbose flag of any kind.

[AndrewDemski-ad-gmail-com]

I will pretend that I did not see this question.

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@AndrewDemski-ad-gmail-comhttps://github.com/AndrewDemski-ad-gmail-com how would I go about running the PowerShell script in verbose mode? I looked at the readme and I don't see a verbose flag of any kind.

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[GH0STDATA]

Okay, no need to be arrogant, man. I'm just asking a question. I'll pretend I didn't see that, either. Anyway, I ran Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1 manually by running Windows Terminal as Administrator and it worked. Terminal was using PowerShell, by the way. I'm not sure why the GUI isn't working but I figured out a workaround in my case.

[Romanitho]

We are still working on an MSI installer. Our last tests look pretty good. So the GUI will disappear for something better, I hope 😇

[GH0STDATA]

That's good to hear!

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