GPO doesnt apply schedule task neither execute startup script

Question

Hello,

Please help me, I'm getting crazy and I think I'm gonna suicide in the next days it this continue.

I need to execute a vbs script. The script works perfectly stored in local computer, then I put it on a shared folder, same shared folder for other apps that I want to deploy throught GPO and also works when I execute that in local computer.

I tried to deploy the script in 3 ways:

1. I created policy to run script at startup, nothing happened;
2. I created policy to use a .cmd file to execute the vbs, nothing happened again;
3. I create a policy to do a schedule task to execute the cmd and unfortunately nothing happened again.

Looks like the policy doesn't apply, for example, the scheduled task was not even created.

I already did a gpresult and check in rsop.msc and the policy is applied.

Answer 1

Hello

Thank you for your question and reaching out. I can understand you are having query\issues related to schedule task or Startup script not working.

1. Please Do not enable the Run in logged-on user's security context (user policy option) Common option when configuring user.
2. As you have mentioned that script is not running even in from logon or startup script , please try to put some logs file to check where its stuck.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/windows-powershell/wmf/whats-new/script-logging?view=powershell-7.3

3. Configure Logon Script Delay from GPO -> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Configure Logon Script Delay
4. Please also make sure User and Computer is placed in right OU or Security Group on which this GPO is applied.

Reference :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/user-gpp-scheduled-task-item-fails-apply

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