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SCHED_E_ACCOUNT_NAME_NOT_FOUND
SCHED_E_ACCOUNT_NAME_NOT_FOUND means that Task Scheduler could not establish the existence of the account specified for the task. It is a name-resolution and identity-scope problem, not a generic failure to start the command configured in the task.
Check the identity in context
- Record the exact user or group string, the target computer, and whether the task is registered locally or remotely.
- Verify that the account still exists and that domain connectivity is available when a domain identity is used.
- Check whether the task was moved between machines where a local account with the same display name does not exist.
Choose a supported principal
Use the account form appropriate for the target machine and logon type, then re-register the task after the identity has been confirmed. Do not silently substitute a broader service account merely to make registration succeed; that can grant the scheduled action more access than intended.
Microsoft: Task Scheduler status codes · Microsoft: security contexts for tasks · Microsoft: TASK_LOGON_TYPE
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