I have a terrible memory, which is why I think Windows Task Scheduler doesn’t get enough recognition for remembering to run tasks for me. Since it can call on all sorts of programs – including the ...

When a PowerShell script fails in Task Scheduler, separate the trigger, action, result, and expected output.The target audience is administrators who run PowerShell scripts in Task Scheduler. This ...

Over the last few years, I have created a vast library of PowerShell scripts that I use to keep my servers healthy. These scripts do everything from monitoring disk health to helping me to reclaim ...

It handles all the monotonous aspects of my PC's startup routine ...

Most of the time when writing ad-hoc PowerShell scripts, you'll most likely be writing synchronous tasks. These are tasks that run in serial which inherently wait for the previous task to complete ...

Scheduled tasks are a great way to automate things that need to happen at a specific time or to occur a more recurring time frame. Whether it is auditing things such as services or performing an ...

Editor's note: Adam Bertram originally wrote the article and Stephen J. Bigelow updated it. PowerShell has become one of the most ubiquitous scripting languages in use today. Originally released in ...

I have an Exchange 2010 ps1 script that i found online to check the status of my DAG and if there are any issues it emails me the details. I am trying to add this as a scheduled task but not having ...

I've come to a point where the script does what is needed, grabs data, generates html, fires off email etc properly, and I tried scheduling it under a service account. I've made a batch file that ...

Sometimes it’s easiest to learn something new simply by using it, and to my mind PowerShell is no exception. Often we discover new capabilities and features in looking at what tasks other people are ...