When I started to create a schedule, it said I need my Windows password, but also asked if I'd like to remove that restriction. I said yes.
And then it still wanted a password.
So I entered the password for my MS Outlook account (which it specified I should use), but it wouldn't accept it.
How can I can get this to work?
I'm running a fresh install of the latest version of SyncBackFree, after a Windows 11 reinstall.
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Cannot create schedule because password is incorrect?
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cbiweb
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mmullins_98
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Re: Cannot create schedule because password is incorrect?
The REMOVE RESTRICTION only applies if you do not have a password to login to Windows.
On Windows, by default, you are not allowed to use blank/empty passwords when scheduling tasks. If this is the case on your installation of Windows then a prompt will appear asking you if you would like the restriction removed (no prompt is given if the restriction has already been removed):
Click Yes to remove the restriction. If your Windows login password is blank/empty, and this restriction is not removed, then your scheduled task will fail to run.
The password needed is what you enter when you start windows, a pin(if you login with one) is not a password and will not be accepted here.
On Windows, by default, you are not allowed to use blank/empty passwords when scheduling tasks. If this is the case on your installation of Windows then a prompt will appear asking you if you would like the restriction removed (no prompt is given if the restriction has already been removed):
Click Yes to remove the restriction. If your Windows login password is blank/empty, and this restriction is not removed, then your scheduled task will fail to run.
The password needed is what you enter when you start windows, a pin(if you login with one) is not a password and will not be accepted here.
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cbiweb
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Re: Cannot create schedule because password is incorrect?
I'm wondering if you really read my post, or just replied after seeing the thread title.mmullins_98 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:33 amThe REMOVE RESTRICTION only applies if you do not have a password to login to Windows.
On Windows, by default, you are not allowed to use blank/empty passwords when scheduling tasks. If this is the case on your installation of Windows then a prompt will appear asking you if you would like the restriction removed (no prompt is given if the restriction has already been removed):
Click Yes to remove the restriction. If your Windows login password is blank/empty, and this restriction is not removed, then your scheduled task will fail to run.
The password needed is what you enter when you start windows, a pin(if you login with one) is not a password and will not be accepted here.
That being said, I discovered that I had to run Syncback in Administrator mode. It works now.
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Re: Cannot create schedule because password is incorrect?
As long as you are happy!
It is courteous to come back and post that you found a solution so that others (like me) don't waste their time.
It is courteous to come back and post that you found a solution so that others (like me) don't waste their time.