Windows Security Log Event ID 4698
        
        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        
	
		| Operating Systems | 
                            Windows 2008 R2 and 7 
                        
                            Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1 
                        
                            Windows 2016 and 10 
                        
                            Windows Server 2019 and 2022 
                        
                            Windows Server 2025 
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                    Category  • Subcategory | Object Access                   • Other Object Access Events | 
	
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                    Corresponding events 
                    in Windows
                    2003  and before | 
                            
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        4698: A scheduled task was created
    
    
    
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    The user indicated in Subject: just created a new scheduled task (Start menu\Accessories\System Tools\Task Scheduler) identified by Task Name:.
This is an important change control event.  See related events for changes to Scheduled Tasks: 4699, 4700, 4701, 4702. 
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                    Subject:
The user and logon session that performed the action.
	- Security ID:  The SID of the account.
 
	- Account Name: The account logon name.
 
	- Account Domain: The domain or - in the case of local accounts - computer name.
 
	- Logon ID is a semi-unique (unique between reboots) number that identifies the logon session.  Logon ID allows you to correlate backwards to the logon event (4624) as well as with other events logged during the same logon session.
 
Task Information:
        
            
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        A scheduled task was created.
Subject:
   Security ID:  WIN-R9H529RIO4Y\Administrator
   Account Name:  Administrator
   Account Domain:  WIN-R9H529RIO4Y
   Logon ID:  0x192a4
Task Information:
Task Name:   \NiteWork
Task Content:   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>
   <Date>2007-12-14T13:46:47.34375</Date>
   <Author>WIN-R9H529RIO4Y\Administrator</Author>
</RegistrationInfo>
<Triggers>
   <CalendarTrigger>
     <StartBoundary>2007-12-14T13:46:30.515625</StartBoundary>
     <Enabled>true</Enabled>
     <ScheduleByDay>
       <DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval>
     </ScheduleByDay>
   </CalendarTrigger>
</Triggers>
<Principals>
   <Principal id="Author">
     <RunLevel>LeastPrivilege</RunLevel>
     <UserId>WIN-R9H529RIO4Y\Administrator</UserId>
     <LogonType>InteractiveToken</LogonType>
   </Principal>
</Principals>
<Settings>
   <IdleSettings>
     <Duration>PT10M</Duration>
     <WaitTimeout>PT1H</WaitTimeout>
     <StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
     <RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
   </IdleSettings>
   <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
   <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
   <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
   <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
   <StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
   <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
   <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
   <Enabled>true</Enabled>
   <Hidden>false</Hidden>
   <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
   <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
   <ExecutionTimeLimit>P3D</ExecutionTimeLimit>
   <Priority>7</Priority>
</Settings>
<Actions Context="Author">
   <ShowMessage>
     <Title>NiteWork</Title>
     <Body>NiteWork has started</Body>
   </ShowMessage>
</Actions>
</Task> :
        
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