Make sure the necessary services are started
Symptoms
You try to clone a disk in Acronis True Image. Operation fails with the following error:
Failed to create the scheduled task
Cause
The likely cause is that the Acronis Scheduler2 service and/or processes are not running properly. This service is responsible for executing tasks.
Solution
Make sure the two following services are started and their Startup type is set to Automatic:
- Acronis Scheduler2 service
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
More information
As a workaround, you can also perform cloning using bootable media: see Acronis True Image: how to clone a disk