ITaskSettings::put_AllowHardTerminate method (taskschd.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates that the task may be terminated by the Task Scheduler service using TerminateProcess. The service will try to close the running task by sending the WM_CLOSE notification, and if the task does not respond, the task will be terminated only if this property is set to true.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT put_AllowHardTerminate(
  VARIANT_BOOL allowHardTerminate
);

Parameters

allowHardTerminate

Return value

None

Remarks

When reading or writing XML for a task, this setting is specified in the AllowHardTerminate element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	taskschd.h
Library	Taskschd.lib
DLL	Taskschd.dll