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Configure the Windows Task Scheduler Connector in SEM

This article explains how to configure a Windows Task Scheduler connector to function properly on a Windows node.

First published date

10/19/2018 11:44 PM

Last published date

7/22/2026 10:39 PM

Overview

This article explains how to configure a Windows Task Scheduler connector to function properly on a Windows node.

Product section

Security Event Manager

Resolution

  1. Add a registry key.
        a. Open Registry editor on the Node/agent machine (Regedit.exe).
        b. Navigate to: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog.
        c. Right-click EventLog > New Key.
        d. Find name Key:  Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational.

    Images below show where to add the registry key and its title:

    Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational

  2. On the Node: Add a connector.
    1. On the SEM console, click Manage > Nodes > gear icon > Connector.
    2. Find Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler.
    3. Select the gear icon > New connector.

The image below shows the SEM connector configuration form.


You can also add a connector in the HTML5 SEM Events Console (SEM versions 6.6 and later).

  1. In the SEM Events Console, click the Nodes tab.
  2. Under Refine Results, expand the Type group, and then select the Agent check box.
  3. Select an agent, and then click Manage node connectors.
  4. In the search box, type Windows Task Scheduler.
  5. Select the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler connector, and then click Add Connector.
  6. Enter a custom alias name for the new connector, or accept the default, and then click Add.
  7. Under Configured connectors, select your configured connector, and then click Start.

    The Image below shows the SEM connector configuration form.