Manage Windows Task Scheduler Settings via Registry

To change the Task Scheduler log file settings:

• Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following key:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftSchedulingAgent

• Insert or change a value with the following details:

         Data Type: DWORD
         Value Name: MaxLogSizeKB
         Value: The required maximum size, in kilobytes

• Change the value with the following details:

         Data Type: EXPAND_SZ
         Value Name: LogPath
         Value: The path to the required log file location

• Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

List all the settings available in registry:

C:>reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftSchedulingAgent

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftSchedulingAgent

    TasksFolder    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemRoot%Tasks

    LogPath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemRoot%TasksSCHEDLGU.TXT

    MaxLogSizeKB    REG_DWORD    0x20

    OldName    REG_SZ    37L4247E29-32

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