Task

: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range.

Question

_{Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:14 PM}

I receive this error:

"Task <task>: The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range."

For dozens of tasks, on every Windows 10 machine in my environment, whenever task scheduler is opened remotely from a Windows 7, 8.1, Server 2008 R2, or Server 2012 R2 system. They're all Microsoft Windows tasks. Examples include:

• .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 Critical
• AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management (Manual)
• SmartScreenSpecific
• EDP Policy Manager

and many others.

Would deleting these from the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree key cause any problems? If so, what can I do instead to get rid of these errors?

All replies (4)

_{Wednesday, March 7, 2018 1:53 AM}

Hi,

You can check "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks" and get the that XML. And removed the XML (=task) file from this folder.

Here is an blog on this problem:

The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ramazancan/2017/10/06/the-task-xml-contains-a-value-which-is-incorrectly-formatted-or-out-of-range/

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_{Wednesday, March 7, 2018 7:16 AM | 1 vote}

Hello,

I believe deleting the registry subkeys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree will solve this issue for you. However, make sure you create a System Restore point first, before making any changes.

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_{Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:25 AM}

Really?

Deleting this key kills Task Scheduler

Nobody ever do it without a backup first!

And it helps NOTHING with GPP being **** for scheduled tasks!

_{Friday, October 4, 2019 6:10 AM}

Hi KingRazor011,

What you need to do is to ensure the computer/server you are using to remotely connect on a Win10 device's task scheduler, has at least the same version of .NET as the Win10 device you're connecting to.