Task scheduler: Startup issue

[USA-good]

Describe the bug
Problems when invoked using Windows Task Scheduler. Runs fine when invoked directly from the commandline.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to: Windows Task Scheduler
2. Setup task as: triggered on system startup (startup/boot of system)
3. Restart machine and
4. Error: the log file is created but no keystroke data is logged. Locations tried include local folders within the admin account authorizing the action (e.g., C:\users<account>\Appdata...) and folders within C drive

Expected behavior
The log file to contain data

Screenshots
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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 11

Additional context
Works fine when manually invoked at the keyboard but not through task scheduler starting the code on the startup event (i.e., "system startup")

[hronalex1985-hue]

I think this is a typical permissions issue. Your scheduled task runs with System privileges, but the keylogger needs to run under the current user’s permissions in order to capture keyboard input properly.

Describe the bug Problems when invoked using Windows Task Scheduler. Runs fine when invoked directly from the commandline.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to: Windows Task Scheduler
2. Setup task as: triggered on system startup (startup/boot of system)
3. Restart machine and
4. Error: the log file is created but no keystroke data is logged. Locations tried include local folders within the admin account authorizing the action (e.g., C:\users\Appdata...) and folders within C drive

Expected behavior The log file to contain data

Screenshots N/A

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 11

Additional context Works fine when manually invoked at the keyboard but not through task scheduler starting the code on the startup event (i.e., "system startup")

I think this is a typical permissions issue. Your scheduled task runs with System privileges, but the keylogger needs to run under the current user’s permissions in order to capture keyboard input properly.