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Andrew
Andrew

Reputation: 261

Schedule running executable using powershell

I need to write a script, which will create task scheduler job, which at pc startup will run executable. In short, script will be something like this: 

$trigger = New-JobTrigger -AtStartup -RandomDelay 00:00:10
Register-ScheduledJob -Trigger $trigger -Name FileJob -ScriptBlock {$args[0]}

But it doesn't work. What's wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2437

Answers (2)

Tram
Tram

Reputation: 55

This is what I use to create my task:

#The first command uses the New-ScheduledTaskAction cmdlet to assign the action variable $A to the executable file tskmgr.exe
$A = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -file "C:\directory\powershell.ps1"

#The second command uses the New-ScheduledTaskTrigger cmdlet to assign the trigger variable $T to the value AtLogon
$T = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -weekly -DaysOfWeek Saturday -At 7am

#The third command uses the New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet cmdlet to assign the settings variable $S to a task settings object
$S = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit 1:00:00 -MultipleInstances 2

#The fourth command assigns the principal variable to the New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal of the scheduled task, Domain\Username
$P = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId domain\gMSAaccount$ -LogonType Password -RunLevel Highest

#The fifth command sets the description varible to $D for the task definition
$D = "Insert your description here"

#Registers the new scheduled task and defines it by using the $D variable
Register-ScheduledTask Name_of_Task -Action $A -Trigger $T -Settings $S -Principal $P -Description $D<p>

I found that using gMSA accounts are the best in an active directory environment. Implement gMSA
The requirement is that in order to use gMSA, you must create your task with a powershell script or schtask.exe.

Upvotes: 0

Cronje van Heerden
Cronje van Heerden

Reputation: 31

I use the following Powershell snippet to create Windows Scheduled Tasks.

$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'application.exe' -Argument '-NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden'
$trigger =  New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup -RandomDelay 00:00:10
Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName "FileJob" -Description "FileJob"

Upvotes: 3

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