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Windows Task Scheduler

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Fails WP:GNG. The only source in this article that's not a primary source is a news article covering the release of Windows 98. Mottezen (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Mottezen (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Mottezen (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:40, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Doesn't meet general notability guidelines. Rondolinda (talk) 23:03, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep. Notable component of a major product of a major corporation. Notability was established with additional references including published books. Ghettoblaster (talk) 21:42, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep A google book search returns uncountable secondary references. The nom has not done a WP:BEFORE check. Jeepday (talk) 17:26, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jeepday please AGF. I did do before and did see all the hits on google books. They are all how-to guides and manuals for using Windows, covering the basics of using this built-in program in a few pages max each. I didn't feel any of them meet WP:SIGCOV. These are the kind of sources that were added in the article by User:Ghettoblaster, and I've yet to see a RS that covers exclusively this program in details.

Ideally, I'd like to see this article updated. What happened to this program after Windows 7? Is it still being updated? Did Microsoft announce its discontinuation? Or did they just quietly got rid of it? The latter case would lead me to believe that this was never a notable program in the first place. Mottezen (talk) 20:05, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that a book or another source that covers exclusively this program is required for it to be notable. The pure number of books and other sources on the web referring to this component is proof enough that it is a notable component. Also, it is still included in the most recent version of Microsoft Windows as can be seen in the additional reference I just added. Ghettoblaster (talk) 21:35, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]