PowerShell Within A Scheduled Task
Summary
This agent procedure is used to create a scheduled task at logon and have it run PowerShell parameters as defined with the variables.
Example Agent Procedure Log
| Time | Procedure | Description | Admin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:56:10 am 27-Jan-23 | Download Folder Empty | Success THEN | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:56:10 am 27-Jan-23 | Download Folder Empty | Comment at THEN step 4 | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:56:10 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command | Success THEN | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:56:08 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0011 | PowerShell command completed! | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:55:49 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0011 | Executing PowerShell `"" -Command ""$taskName = 'EmptyDownloadFolder';if((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)\{$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument '-Command "Get-ChildItem $env:USERPROFILE/Downloads | Remove-Item -Recurse"';$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon;$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -Hidden -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) -RestartCount 3 -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 1);Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings;Write-Output "Scheduled task '$taskName' created successfully"}else\{Write-Output "Task Already Exists or Failed To Create Task"}""` |
| 9:55:49 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0010 | Not sending output to variable. | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:55:49 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0008 | New command variable is: `-Command ""$taskName = 'EmptyDownloadFolder';if((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)\{$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument '-Command "Get-ChildItem $env:USERPROFILE/Downloads | Remove-Item -Recurse"';$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon;$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -Hidden -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) -RestartCount 3 -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 1);Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings;Write-Output "Scheduled task '$taskName' created successfully"}else\{Write-Output "Task Already Exists or Failed To Create Task"}""` |
| 9:55:49 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0008 | Custom commands detected as `"$taskName = 'EmptyDownloadFolder';if((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)\{$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument '-Command "Get-ChildItem $env:USERPROFILE/Downloads | Remove-Item -Recurse"';$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon;$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -Hidden -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) -RestartCount 3 -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 1);Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings;Write-Output "Scheduled task '$taskName' created successfully"}else\{Write-Output "Task Already Exists or Failed To Create Task"}"` |
| 9:55:40 am 27-Jan-23 | Execute PowerShell Command-0002 | PowerShell is present. | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
| 9:55:25 am 27-Jan-23 | Run Now - Download Folder Empty | Admin provaltech.com/derek.joniak scheduled procedure Run Now - Download Folder Empty to run at Jan 27 2023 10:55 AM | provaltech.com/derek.joniak |
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Changelog
2025-04-10
- Initial version of the document