Privilege (requiredPrivilegesType) Element

Specifies the right of a task to perform various system-related operations, such as shutting down the system, loading device drivers, or changing the system time.

<xs:element name="Privilege"
    type="privilegeType"
    maxOccurs="64"
    minOccurs="1"
 />

The Privilege element is defined by the requiredPrivilegesType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
RequiredPrivileges	requiredPrivilegesType	Contains the settings that the Task Scheduler uses to perform the task.

Remarks

For C++ development, this information is accessed through the IPrincipal2::RequiredPrivilege property.

Examples

The following XML defines a settings element that specifies the right of a task to perform various system-related operations, such as shutting down the system, loading device drivers, or changing the system time.

<Principal>
    <RequiredPrivileges>
        <Privilege>SeCreateTokenPrivilege</Privilege>
    </RequiredPrivileges>
</Principal>
        

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]

See also

Task Scheduler Schema Elements