When no user information is provided to the
I believe the following will correct your code:
RegisterTaskDefinition method, it first looks to those provided to the Principal property and then uses the credentials of those provided to the TaskService constructor. It cannot give privileges higher than those provided to the TaskService instance. When no user information is provided to the TaskService constructor, it uses those of the executing assembly. Unless you have specifically setup a manifest file for your executable or run it using "Run as Administrator", then UAT will step in and reduce the account privileges dramatically.I believe the following will correct your code:
' Create a new task definition and assign propertiesDim td As TaskDefinition = TaskService.Instance.NewTask td.RegistrationInfo.Description = "Test Startup"'Create trigger that fires 1 minutes after the system starts.Dim lt As LogonTrigger = New LogonTrigger() lt.Delay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1) 'Set trigger to only fire for this account so elevated permissions are not needed lt.UserId = Environment.UserName td.Triggers.Add(lt) 'The Add method assumes an ExecAction when the parameters are strings td.Actions.Add("C:\test.exe") td.Principal.RunLevel = TaskRunLevel.Highest td.Settings.Compatibility = TaskCompatibility.V2_1 TaskService.Instance.RootFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition("test app", td)