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windows task wakes up computer

Anonymous
2017-08-27T04:36:58+00:00

Hello,

windows task wakes up my computer.

I delete it and it comes back every week.

Even if I modify the task, it reverts to normal after approx 1 week

  1. how to remove it?
  2. what is it for?

Name: shell

Location: \Microsoft\Windows\rempl

Trigger: daily -> at 10:00 every day

Action: start a program -> %ProgramFiles%\rempl\remsh.exe

Wake up the computer to run this task


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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-20T20:21:52+00:00

    this update makes my pc wake from hibernate too;

    it messes with the wake timers regardless of any powercfg settings.

    A solution;  uncheck  "Wake the computer to ruin this task" in the Task Scheduler under the "rempl" folder:

    then in "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\rempl" adjust the security settings for SYSTEM like so:

    Make sure SYSTEM can only read and execute that rempl folder and it's files,

    so it won't write changes to the file to wake your pc from hibernation all over again -.-

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-21T14:16:45+00:00

    Good universal solution from 

    ZE

    Zefodder for all tasks.

    Here's another specific fix:

    In the C:\Program Files\rempl\ folder, the task XML's for all 4 tasks are there. Just change the <WakeToRun>true</WakeToRun> line to <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun> in the XML's that have that line, as well as uncheck wake to run in the rempl Task Scheduler tasks.

    This way, when said tasks get "repaired" from the XML's as others have reported happening, they should get repaired with the wake setting disabled from now on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-25T13:59:10+00:00

    Exactly the same!

    "- what does rempl/shell.exe task specifically do? What does this specific task maintain?"

    I also really want to know that.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-09T05:39:26+00:00

    windows 10

    1511 (10586.1106)

    This is the task:

    This is the task code, exported in xml:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>

    <Task version="1.4" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">

      <RegistrationInfo>

        <URI>\Microsoft\Windows\rempl\shell</URI>

        <SecurityDescriptor>D:(A;;GA;;;SY)(A;;FRFX;;;LS)(A;;FRFX;;;BA)</SecurityDescriptor>

      </RegistrationInfo>

      <Triggers>

        <CalendarTrigger>

          <StartBoundary>2017-04-24T10:00:00</StartBoundary>

          <Enabled>true</Enabled>

          <RandomDelay>PT1H</RandomDelay>

          <ScheduleByDay>

            <DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval>

          </ScheduleByDay>

        </CalendarTrigger>

        <RegistrationTrigger>

          <Enabled>true</Enabled>

          <Delay>PT10M</Delay>

        </RegistrationTrigger>

      </Triggers>

      <Principals>

        <Principal id="LocalSystem">

          <UserId>S-1-5-18</UserId>

          <RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel>

        </Principal>

      </Principals>

      <Settings>

        <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>

        <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>

        <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>

        <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>

        <StartWhenAvailable>true</StartWhenAvailable>

        <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>

        <IdleSettings>

          <StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>

          <RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>

        </IdleSettings>

        <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>

        <Enabled>true</Enabled>

        <Hidden>false</Hidden>

        <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>

        <DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>

        <UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>true</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>

        <WakeToRun>true</WakeToRun>

        <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT72H</ExecutionTimeLimit>

        <Priority>7</Priority>

      </Settings>

      <Actions Context="LocalSystem">

        <Exec>

          <Command>%ProgramFiles%\rempl\remsh.exe</Command>

        </Exec>

      </Actions>

    </Task>

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-08-27T09:17:56+00:00

    Hi,

    A third-party program conflict can be the reason for this error. For us to identify the next step to take, we would like to ask the following questions:

    • Can you provide a screenshot of the application that you’re using to delete the task?
    • What is the build and version of Windows that you’re using? To check, type winver in the Search box and send us a screenshot of the information window.
    • If any, what error message did you receive?
    • Have you made any recent changes before you encountered this issue?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far to resolve your concern?

    We look forward to your response.

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