New-ScheduledTask Example 2 Incorrect

[PaulDash]

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Links

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/scheduledtasks/new-scheduledtask?view=winserver2012-ps#examples

Summary

Example 2 states that two scripts will be run. The scripts will open in an editor.

Details

The example description states that: This example creates and registers a scheduled task that runs two PowerShell scripts daily at 09:15 AM.

Meanwhile, using New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'foo.ps1' will only launch the editor associated with .ps1 files on a given system and will not execute the script.

Suggested Fix

The example should show how to execute pwsh.exe (or powershell.exe for older versions) along with arguments that point to executing the scripts. The example can then be expanded to show how to save the output generated by those scripts.

[sdwheeler]

This issue is in the wrong repository. The MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs repository contains the content for the base PowerShell product. The documentation for the Windows management modules is MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs.

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