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PAD.console.host.exe via Task Scheduler keeps running in background after finishing flow

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Scenario:

I've created a scheduled task which runs once a day. This task starts a pad.console.host.exe to run a desktop flow. The task has been setup, so it will run even if the user is not logged in. The PAD is setup well (no background proces when closed etc).

Problem:

Everything works fine, the scheduled task run, the flow has been executed and finished.

But the scheduled task keeps status 'Running'. Looking at the Task Manager, I found that pad.console.host.exe is still active. Killing that proces, makes that the scheduled task finished (the other way around, ending manualy the task will also close that running pad.console.host.exe proces).

Workaround(?):

I have searched a lot, but haven't found a normal way to end this scheduled task (which run once a day). To overcome this issue, for now I, in the task settings, I select under settings the value for 'Stop the task if it runs longer than:' to 1 hour.

Question:

Is there a (normal) way that the (background) proces pad.console.host.exe can be stopped when the flow is finished?

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  • Deenuji_Loganathan_ Profile Picture
    6,255 Moderator on at

    @Robje 

     

    Typically tasks from task scheduler automatically finished when flow execution is completed. May be check your power automate desktop flow is fully executed and closed properly or you can use "stop flow" action end of your PAD workflow and see whether any issue with PAD flow or task scheduler.

     


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  • Robje Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Hi Dennuji,

    Thanks for your answer, but the last action of the flow was sending an email (which happens). And true, I already also tried using the "stop flow" action. But the PAD-process is still visible in the task manager and the scheduled task status is running.

    The workaround I mentioned, is working though. But I think that seems not the correct way of handling this issue.

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