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6 Task Scheduler and PowerShell automations I use that make Windows maintain itself

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 ...
Virtualization Review

Using Windows 10 Task Scheduler with PowerShell Scripts

Tom Fenton details step-by-step directions to configure Windows 10 to allow running Task Scheduler and how to set up an automated task to run a PowerShell script every four hours. Recently I had a ...
MCPmag

Using the ScheduledTasks Module to Audit Tasks in PowerShell

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 ...
Redmond Magazine

How To Automatically Run PowerShell Scripts at a Scheduled Time

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 ...
MCPmag

How To Force PowerShell to Wait for Scheduled Tasks

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 ...
ZDNet

Automate tasks and work smarter with this Microsoft Windows PowerShell bundle

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Computerworld

5 more Windows admin tasks made easy with PowerShell

From checking systems to see if security patches are installed to monitoring Windows Server Backup attempts, PowerShell scripts can make tedious IT administrative tasks quick and easy. I’ve written a ...
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Cron inside WSL beats Windows Task Scheduler for one reason: it actually works the way I think

Here's how I use Linux to automate Windows tasks.
Bleeping Computer

Learn to automate PC admin tasks with this Microsoft PowerShell bundle

In professional IT, everything happens at scale. It’s never just one PC that needs updates, it’s an entire office full of desktop machines. Similarly, you may need to purge files from dozens of ...
Computerworld

Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell

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 ...
ZDNet

Master Microsoft PowerShell for only $20 and use automated daily tasks to make your workdays fly by

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Bleeping Computer

Learn to automate admin tasks with this Microsoft PowerShell training

As the person in charge of a server or database, there are certain maintenance tasks that you need to complete on a frequent basis. You know — purging files, creating reports, that kind of thing. If ...