Deployment error 'no QuickAction named NewTask found'

Root Cause

The change set is unable to locate the standard Global Action "NewTask" in the destination org when validating or deploying. This can happen if the Global Action is missing from the destination org or was not explicitly added to the change set.

Resolution Steps

Add the NewTask Global Action to the change set (it does not need to be added to the impacted page layout). Once added, the change set will successfully validate or deploy.

Alternative: Creating a New Global Action

If the standard Global Action "NewTask" does not appear in your org, you must create a new Global Action with the name NewTask and then add that component to the affected change set.

Note: Same Error for Other Components

You may encounter the same error for other components referenced in your change set. In those cases, add the components being referenced in the error to the change set, re-upload from the source org, and then re-validate or redeploy in the destination org.