Windows – Task scheduler

Manual

• Open Administrative tools / Task Scheduler or run taskschd.msc
• Under Task Scheduler Library, create a new Folder MIKADO
• Create folder C:\Scripts and copy powershell.exe from C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
• Create the powershell file we will run: CleanTempFolder.ps1
  • Set-Location “C:\Windows\Temp”
  • Remove-Item * -recurse -force
• Create a Basic Task
  • Name: myTask
  • Trigger: Daily and select time and recurrence
  • Action: Start a program
  • Program/script: C:\Scripts\powershell.exe
  • Add Arguments: -Command “. ‘C:\Scripts\CleanTempFolder.ps1’ “
• Set the schedule with:
  • Run whether user is logged on or not
  • Run with highest privileges