The default installation for Windows Server 2008 R2 brings with it a variety of scheduled tasks, some of which you might not need--or want.

TechRepublic's Rick Vanover suggests reviewing WS 2008 R2's scheduled task inventory and highlights three that "may not be desirable in all situations." Here they are:

• Customer Experience Improvement Program: Located in the \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program, \Microsoft\Windows\Autochk, and \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Server paths, there are six default scheduled tasks configured to run.
• Application Experience: Two scheduled tasks are in the \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience path and are without a description, which in my book makes them good candidates to be disabled.
• Universal Plug And Play: A scheduled task is created in the \Microsoft\Windows\UPnP path. If your server is using UPnP, it may be advisable to leave this running. The corresponding Windows service, UPnP Device Host, is already disabled.

One last solid piece of advice from Vanover: "It's a good idea to review the configuration when migrating to any new platform." True dat!

Have you deployed Windows Server 2008 R2 yet? If so, have you messed with any of the scheduled-task settings? If so, let us know which ones and why!

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