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[FEATURE REQUEST] Allow creation of V1 Windows Scheduled tasks

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I want to be able to add scheduled tasks for windows snapshots and have it show as enabled in the shadow copy manager. To do this a V1 task is necessary.

Describe the solution you'd like
add a compatibility argument to win_task.create_task

Describe alternatives you've considered
none

Additional context
here is an example of what the code could look like:
def create_task(
name, location="\", user_name="System", password=None, force=False, compatibility=2, **kwargs
):

.
.
.

def edit_task(
name=None,
location="\",
# General Tab
user_name=None,
password=None,
description=None,
enabled=None,
hidden=None,
# Conditions Tab
run_if_idle=None,
idle_duration=None,
idle_wait_timeout=None,
idle_stop_on_end=None,
idle_restart=None,
ac_only=None,
stop_if_on_batteries=None,
wake_to_run=None,
run_if_network=None,
network_id=None,
network_name=None,
# Settings Tab
allow_demand_start=None,
start_when_available=None,
restart_every=None,
restart_count=3,
execution_time_limit=None,
force_stop=None,
delete_after=None,
multiple_instances=None,
compatibility=None,
**kwargs,
):
.
.
if compatibility:
task_definition.Settings.Compatibility = compatibility

Please Note
If this feature request would be considered a substantial change or addition, this should go through a SEP process here https://github.com/saltstack/salt-enhancement-proposals, instead of a feature request.

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Research direction

Start from the win_task.create_task and win_task.edit_task entry points named in the issue, and inspect how their task definitions currently set compatibility. Confirm the expected value for a V1 task and verify that creating a Windows snapshot task produces a task shown as enabled in Shadow Copy Manager.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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