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I am running Windows 10 up to date and use a 3rd party piece of software called System Scheduler Pro which is essentially an interface to the Task Scheduler and creates tasks there. I have several tasks (streaming radio) that I run on a timer during the day, and most of the time, the VLC Gui is not accessible. Sometimes it is, but mostly it's not and I haven't figured out what causes it to go one way or the other.

The tasks are running on a remote laptop that I only access through Remote Desktop. I've tried all the different options for having the task logged in with user privs and that doesn't seem to make a difference. Sometimes the tasks run when I am not accessing the machine remotely, but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

The tasks complete successfully and the streaming works and I can see VLC running via the Task Manager, but there is no GUI.

Does anyone know why or how to fix this?

Thanks,

Peter

I think your first port of call should be the support line of the application you're using since the issue with vlc may be known already and for which they have a solution.

You can reach them here: https://www.splinterware.com/support/request.php

Thanks very much. I've written them as you suggested. How is it you are familiar with that product?

Thanks,

Peter

Thanks very much. I've written them as you suggested. How is it you are familiar with that product?

Thanks,

Peter

I'm not. I merely ran a search for the developer to see what the application was all about.

Well thank you very much for you assistance. I'll get back to you on what they tell me,

Peter

You are absolutely correct. The issue is in the task scheduler I was using.

Thanks for the help,

Peter

Thanks for letting us know.