Windows makes it possible to schedule PowerShell scripts to run at a predetermined time. The mechanism of choice for automating PowerShell scripts is the Windows Task Scheduler.

Click Apply and OK. Double-click on Run Windows PowerShell scripts first at computer startup, shutdown. Select the Enabled option. Click Apply and OK. Let’s check out these steps in detail.

PowerShell is a command-line tool designed by Microsoft to run commands and scripts to change settings and automate tasks. In a way, it’s similar to Command Prompt.

Here's a look at the Invoke-Command cmdlet and how it will be extended in Windows Server 2016.

PowerShell provides its own command line interface where you can type PowerShell commands or start more complex scripts. To enter this interface, type "powershell.exe" in the Windows run area of ...

With the "sleep 60" command, the script pings at 63 seconds, then 65 seconds later, then 62 seconds later, and so on. After 24 hours, the whole script has drifted forward by 2 or 3 minutes.

Scripts in PowerShell are basically just text files with the special filename extension of ps1. To create a script, you enter a bunch of PowerShell commands in a sequence in a new Notepad file (or ...