Automatic Maintenance Random Delay: registry value Randomized and 1 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance

Policy ID: RandomDelayPolicy
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Maintenance Scheduler

Registry

Randomized

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"Randomized"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"Randomized"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance" /v "Randomized" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance" /v "Randomized" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance' -Name 'Randomized' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance' -Name 'Randomized' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

Random Delay

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Regular maintenance random delay
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Random Delay"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance" /v "Random Delay" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler\Maintenance' -Name 'Random Delay' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null