If you want to log the task events on Windows 11 (or even on Windows 10), the Task Scheduler includes an option to enable history manually (but for all tasks). This guide will teach you the steps to enable or disable history for tasks on Task Scheduler on Windows 11.

Enable history on Task Scheduler Enable Task Scheduler history from Command Prompt View task history on Task Scheduler

Enable history on Task Scheduler

To enable event history for Task Scheduler on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the next time a task runs, the events will be recorded in the “History” tab.

Enable Task Scheduler history from Command Prompt

Alternatively, you can enable the history feature of tasks from Command Prompt using the “wevtutil” tool. To enable Task Scheduler history with command, use these steps: After you complete the steps, Task Scheduler will enable history for all tasks.

When using the history feature, you cannot enable history for one task, it’ll turn on for all of them. 

View task history on Task Scheduler

To view the history of a task, use these steps: After you complete the steps, under the “History” tab, you will find the history of every time the task was run. The details include date and time, event identification, task category, operational code, and more.

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