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.

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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If you want to delete or create a scheduled task on Windows 11/10 using Windows PowerShell, this tutorial will help you do that. You do not have to open Task Scheduler to create the scheduled task.

Everything works perfectly any time I run this manually. I have tried the following in Task Scheduler: 1. Run cmd.exe in C Windows\System32\ with the arguments "/c python C path\to\script.py" 2.

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 3. The Task Scheduler allows you to run programs with arguments. So as you can see, PowerShell scripts can be automated through the Windows Task Scheduler.