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.

1] Configure Execution Policy in PowerShell to allow scripts to run By default, Windows restricts the user from running a script in PowerShell with the help of an Execution Policy.

To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds.

Make the script run only once and write the output to a file. Then schedule it with Windows Scheduler to run every minute. Add a script to summarize from the file in the end of the day. Done.

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.

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