Enable-Disable Timer Jobs using PowerShell in SharePoint
Timer jobs perform specific tasks in SharePoint through Windows Timer service, such as sending email alerts at a scheduled time. In the SharePoint Central Administration site, you can check the timer jobs, disable or enable specific timer jobs.
PowerShell Script to Check Timer Job Status:
#Function to Check Timer job status
Function Get-TimerJobStatus($TimerJobName)
{
$TimerJob = Get-SPTimerJob | Where-Object { $_.displayname -like $TimerJobName }
if($TimerJob -eq $null)
{
Write-host "Timer job not found!" -ForegroundColor Red
return
}
$TimerJobDisabled = $TimerJob | Select -ExpandProperty IsDisabled
if($TimerJobDisabled)
{
Write-host "Timer Job is Disabled!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
else
{
Write-host "Timer Job is Enabled!" -ForegroundColor Green
}
}
$TimerJobName="My Site Cleanup Job"
Get-TimerJobStatus $TimerJobName
How to Disable a Timer job in SharePoint?
To disable a timer job, Head on to Central Administration >> Monitoring >> Timer Jobs >> Review job definitions >> pick your target from the list of timer jobs in SharePoint 2013 >> Click on the “Disable” button to disable a Timer job.
Disable SharePoint timer job using PowerShell
Here is the PowerShell to disable a timer job in SharePoint:
#Function to Disable a Timer job
Function Disable-TimerJob($TimerJobName)
{
$TimerJob = Get-SPTimerJob | Where-Object { $_.displayname -like $TimerJobName }
if($TimerJob -eq $null)
{
Write-host "Timer job not found!" -ForegroundColor Red
return
}
$TimerJobDisabled = $TimerJob | Select -ExpandProperty IsDisabled
if($TimerJobDisabled)
{
Write-host "Timer Job is already Disabled!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
else
{
$TimerJob | Disable-SPTimerJob
Write-host "Timer Job Disabled!" -ForegroundColor Green
}
}
#Timer job name to disable
$TimerJobName="My Site Cleanup Job"
#Call the function to Disable Timer job
Disable-TimerJob $TimerJobName
Activate timer job in SharePoint:
To activate a disabled timer job, Go to:
- Central Administration >> Monitoring >> Timer Jobs
- Review job definitions >> pick your target from the list of timer jobs in SharePoint 2013
- Click on “Enable” button to activate the timer job.
This enables the disabled timer job in SharePoint 2013.
Enable SharePoint Timer job with PowerShell:
#Function to Enable a Timer job
Function Enable-TimerJob($TimerJobName)
{
$TimerJob = Get-SPTimerJob | Where-Object { $_.displayname -like $TimerJobName }
if($TimerJob -eq $null)
{
Write-host "Timer job not found!" -ForegroundColor Red
return
}
$TimerJobDisabled = $TimerJob | Select -ExpandProperty IsDisabled
if($TimerJobDisabled)
{
$TimerJob | Enable-SPTimerJob
Write-host "Timer Job Enabled!" -ForegroundColor Green
}
else
{
Write-host "Timer Job is Already Enabled!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
}
#Timer job name to Enable
$TimerJobName="My Site Cleanup Job"
#Call the function to Enable Timer job
Enable-TimerJob $TimerJobName
This activates timer job in SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell.
