What is causing the Task Scheduler Error Value 2147943726 error?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are commonly being used to fix this particular problem. As it turns out, there are a couple of different scenarios that have the potential of triggering this error message inside the Event Viewer: If you’re encountering the same error message, this article will provide you with several troubleshooting strategies that might end up resolving the issue. Down below, you’ll find several repair strategies that other users in a similar situation have successfully used to fix the Task Scheduler Error Value 2147943726 problem. For the best results, we advise you to follow the methods in the order that they are presented since they are ordered by efficiency and severity. One of the methods below is bound to resolve the issue regardless of the culprit that ends up causing it.
Method 1: Re-assigning the User to an applicative account
The vast majority of users that have encountered this issue have reported that the issue was resolved after they re-assigned the User under (Change User or Group)to the latest Active directory information of the user. If you want a long lasting solution, consider using an “applicative” user instead of a regular user which is subject to change more often on a regular basis. In the event that you use your account, it might end up changing your password every so often, which means that you will need to resort to applying this fix again. But if you use an “applicative” account, chances are the fix you’ll do will last until the next Windows installation. Here’s a quick guide on assigning an applicative account to the task that is triggering the error: If the issue is still not resolved, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Configuring the task to stop the existing instance
If the issue is being caused by a change in the password (for the user that is supposed to run the scheduled task). The vast majority of users that encountered this problem have reported that they managed to resolve it by configuring the Task Scheduler to Stop the existing instance at the end of the cycle. Here’s a quick guide on how to do this:
FIX: Task Scheduler service is not available. Task Scheduler will attempt to…FIX: Task Scheduler Failed to Start Error Value 2147943785Fix: Task Scheduler Error 0x80070057FIX: Task Scheduler says “One or more specified arguments not valid”
