PowerShell cmdlets for the Windows Task Scheduler with examples

 Here are some of the common PowerShell cmdlets for the Windows Task Scheduler with examples:


Get-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to retrieve information about a specific task or all tasks in the Task Scheduler.

Example: Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup"



Register-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to create a new task in the Task Scheduler.

Example: $Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "C:\Backup\backup.cmd"

$Trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "10:00 PM"

Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup" -Action $Action -Trigger $Trigger



Set-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to modify an existing task in the Task Scheduler.

Example: Set-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup" -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "11:00 PM")



Unregister-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to delete a task in the Task Scheduler.

Example: Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup" -Confirm:$False



Start-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to start a task in the Task Scheduler.

Example: Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup"



Stop-ScheduledTask: This cmdlet is used to stop a running task in the Task Scheduler.

Example: Stop-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Daily Backup"

These are just a few of the many task-related cmdlets available in PowerShell. The above examples should give you a good idea of how to use these cmdlets to manage tasks in the Windows Task Scheduler.



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