The task object provides a TaskStatus that is used to know whether the task is executing the method running, has completed the method, has encountered a fault, or whether some other occurrence has taken place. The task initialized using Task.Run initially has the status of Created, but when the Start method is called, its status is changed to Running. When applying the TAP pattern, all the methods return the Task object, and whether they are using the Task.Run inside, the method body should be activated. That means that the status should be anything other than Created. The TAP pattern ensures the consumer that the task is activated and the starting task is not required.