Solved: How do I fix Task Scheduler Error “Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error”?

“Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error” error message prompted when trying to create or delete a task or folder in Windows Task Scheduler.

Follow the below solution steps to resolve the “Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error” issue.

Content Summary

Potential Causes
Solution 1: Update Windows to the latest Service Pack
Solution 2: Execute CHKDSK
Solution 3: Clean the transactional metadata
Solution 4: Remove blf and regtrans-ms files
Solution 5: Remove hidden files in TxR folder
Reference

Potential Causes

• Corrupted transactional resource manager
• Corrupted Windows file system transaction log

Solution 1: Update Windows to the latest Service Pack

Solution 2: Execute CHKDSK

Execute an Automatic CHKDSK scan with the ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’ option.

Step 1: Press Windows key once

Step 2: Type cmd in the search box.

Step 3: Choose Run as administrator to open an elevated command prompt. If the UAC prompts then click on Yes to proceed further.

Step 4: Type CHKDSK C: /R and press Enter.

Step 5: Restart the computer.

Solution 3: Clean the transactional metadata

Step 1: Press Windows key once

Step 2: Type cmd in the search box.

Step 3: Choose Run as administrator to open an elevated command prompt. If the UAC prompts then click on Yes to proceed further.

Step 4: Type fsutil resource setautoreset true c:\ and press Enter.

Step 5: Close the Command Prompt window.

Step 6: Restart the computer.

Solution 4: Remove blf and regtrans-ms files

Step 1: Go to C:\Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine

Step 2: Delete the .blf and .regtrans-ms files or move them to another folder as backup.

Step 3: Restart the computer.

Solution 5: Remove hidden files in TxR folder

Step 1: Go to %windir%/System32\config\TxR

Step 2: Go to the View menu and check the Hidden items checkbox to enable the viewing of hidden files.

Step 3: Select all files inside the TxR folder and delete them or move them to another folder as backup.

Step 4: Restart the computer.

Reference

• Microsoft Community > i’m not delete this office file
• Microsoft Community > transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error (0x80071A91)
• Microsoft Docs > fsutil resource