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Run PowerShell Script in Schedule Tasks
Posted by edwgon in 64-bit, Microsoft, PowerShell, Scheduled Tasks, windows 7, windows 7 x64 on September 19, 2016
The following will allow you to run a Powershell script as a scheduled task. These instructions have been tested on a Windows 7 64bit computer.
Before proceeding, make sure your Powershell script runs without any errors. The best way to make sure your script is running fine is by calling it from a command prompt.
Note: Make sure you run Set-ExecutionPolicy from an elevated Powershell window to make sure your system (Windows 7) is allowed to run Powershell scripts.
- Open a Command Prompt window
- Run: powershell -file <your ps script file>
- Make sure it executes properly
Now, open Windows 7 Task Scheduler:
- In the Actions tab
- Power shell is found at: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
- You can also just use powershell.exe
- In Add arguments (optional) field, add the following: -File “C:\Path-to-your-script\Your-ps-script.ps1”
- Sample: -File “C:\Program Files (x86)\Info Folder\Get-Speed.ps1”
- In Start in (optional) field, add the following: C:\Program Files (x86)\Info Folder
- Sample: C:\Program Files (x86)\Info Folder
I’m not going to go over the other sections as this is the main section to be able to execute Powershell scripts from Schedule Tasks.
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