Solution to the Windows Task Scheduler "Start only if the following network connection is available" disabled issue
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Not sure why, but the “Start only if the following network connection is available” option is disabled for scheduled tasks if the task is configured for: “Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000”
With the options selected….
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You can see the last “Network” option is disabled
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Change the option to “Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2”
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And then back to Conditions and now the Network dropdown is enabled
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HTH,
Jon
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