What are default scheduled tasks on Windows Server 2016?

On a new Windows Server 2016 system, you should have the following default scheduled tasks.

Run the "schtasks" Windows command to dump a list of all scheduled tasks:

C:\fyicenter>schtasks /query /FO CSV /V >Scheduled_Tasks.csv

\Microsoft\Windows
   \.NET Framework\.NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319
   \Active Directory Rights Management Services Client...
   \AppID\EDP Policy Manager
   \AppID\PolicyConverter
   \AppID\SmartScreenSpecific
   \AppID\VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck
   \Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
   \Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater
   \Application Experience\StartupAppTask
   \ApplicationData\CleanupTemporaryState
   \ApplicationData\DsSvcCleanup
   \ApplicationData\appuriverifierdaily
   \ApplicationData\appuriverifierinstall
   \AppxDeploymentClient\Pre-staged app cleanup
   \Autochk\Proxy
   \Bluetooth\UninstallDeviceTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\AikCertEnrollTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\CryptoPolicyTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\KeyPreGenTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\SystemTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\UserTask
   \CertificateServicesClient\UserTask-Roam
   \Chkdsk\ProactiveScan
   \Clip\License Validation
   \CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask
   \Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator
   \Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask
   \Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip
   \Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan
   \Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan for Crash Recovery
   \Defrag\ScheduledDefrag
   \Device Information\Device
   \Device Setup\Metadata Refresh
   \Diagnosis\Scheduled
   \DiskCleanup\SilentCleanup
   \DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector
   \DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticResolver
   \DiskFootprint\Diagnostics
   \DiskFootprint\StorageSense
   \EDP\EDP App Launch Task
   \EDP\EDP Auth Task
   \ErrorDetails\EnableErrorDetailsUpdate
   \ErrorDetails\ErrorDetailsUpdate
   \LanguageComponentsInstaller\Installation
   \LanguageComponentsInstaller\Uninstallation
   \License Manager\TempSignedLicenseExchange
   \Location\Notifications
   \Location\WindowsActionDialog
   \MUI\LPRemove
   \Maintenance\WinSAT
   \Maps\MapsToastTask
   \Maps\MapsUpdateTask
   \MemoryDiagnostic\ProcessMemoryDiagnosticEvents
   \MemoryDiagnostic\RunFullMemoryDiagnostic
   \Mobile Broadband Accounts\MNO Metadata Parser
   \Multimedia\SystemSoundsService
   \NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo
   \Network Controller\SDN Diagnostics Task
   \Offline Files\Background Synchronization
   \Offline Files\Logon Synchronization
   \PI\Secure-Boot-Update
   \PI\Sqm-Tasks
   \PLA\GAEvents
   \PLA\RTEvents
   \PLA\Server Manager Performance Monitor
   \Plug and Play\Device Install Group Policy
   \Plug and Play\Device Install Reboot Required
   \Plug and Play\Plug and Play Cleanup
   \Plug and Play\Sysprep Generalize Drivers
   \Power Efficiency Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem
   \Ras\MobilityManager
   \RecoveryEnvironment\VerifyWinRE
   \Registry\RegIdleBackup
   \Server Manager\CleanupOldPerfLogs
   \Server Manager\ServerManager
   \Servicing\StartComponentCleanup
   \SettingSync\BackgroundUploadTask
   \SettingSync\BackupTask
   \SettingSync\NetworkStateChangeTask
   \Setup\SetupCleanupTask
   \Shell\CreateObjectTask
   \Shell\IndexerAutomaticMaintenance
   \Software Inventory Logging\Collection
   \Software Inventory Logging\Configuration
   \SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTask
   \SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTaskLogon
   \SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTaskNetwork
   \SpacePort\SpaceAgentTask
   \SpacePort\SpaceManagerTask
   \Speech\SpeechModelDownloadTask
   \Storage Tiers Management\Storage Tiers Management Initialization
   \Storage Tiers Management\Storage Tiers Optimization
   \TPM\Tpm-HASCertRetr
   \TPM\Tpm-Maintenance
   \Task Manager\Interactive
   \TextServicesFramework\MsCtfMonitor
   \Time Synchronization\ForceSynchronizeTime
   \Time Zone\SynchronizeTimeZone
   \UPnP\UPnPHostConfig
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Maintenance Install
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Policy Install
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Refresh Settings
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Resume On Boot
   \UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan
   \UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker_Display
   \UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker_ReadyToReboot
   \User Profile Service\HiveUploadTask
   \WDI\ResolutionHost
   \Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance
   \Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup
   \Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan
   \Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification
   \Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting
   \Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange
   \WindowsColorSystem\Calibration Loader
   \WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update
   \WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start
   \WindowsUpdate\sih
   \WindowsUpdate\sihboot
   \Wininet\CacheTask
   \Workplace Join\Automatic-Device-Join

 

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