Showing archive results for January 2015

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to document scheduled tasks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the really cool things about Windows PowerShell is the way that it builds on itself. When I learn a little bit about Windows PowerShell, I can apply those principles to accomplish other t...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to delete a scheduled task.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to delete a scheduled task?  Use the Unregister-ScheduledTask function. By default, this command will prompt for confirmation. Therefore,            if you want to use a Windows PowerShell script to remotel...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a new scheduled task in a specific folder. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to combine several of the scripts I have discussed this week based on scheduled tasks. Specifically, I am going to do the following: To do this, I am g...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to enable a scheduled task.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to enable a scheduled task?  Use the Enable-ScheduledTask function from the Scheduled Task module, for example: Enable-ScheduledTask -TaskName applog Note  This command uses the Scheduled Task module (which was introduced in W...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a folder for scheduled tasks. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have several meetings, and I am really looking forward to them. One of my meetings is with the Windows PowerShell team. I have a meeting with them every other week, and it is ...