TaskSettings.MultipleInstances property

For scripting, gets or sets the policy that defines how the Task Scheduler deals with multiple instances of the task.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

TaskSettings.MultipleInstances As Integer

Property value

TASK_INSTANCES_POLICY constants.

Value	Meaning
TASK_INSTANCES_PARALLEL 0	Starts a new instance while an existing instance of the task is running.
TASK_INSTANCES_QUEUE 1	Starts a new instance of the task after all other instances of the task are complete.
TASK_INSTANCES_IGNORE_NEW 2	Does not start a new instance if an existing instance of the task is running.
TASK_INSTANCES_STOP_EXISTING 3	Stops an existing instance of the task before it starts new instance.

Remarks

When reading or writing XML for a task, this setting is specified in the MultipleInstancesPolicy 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]
Type library	Taskschd.tlb
DLL	Taskschd.dll

See also

TASK_INSTANCES_POLICY

Task Scheduler