New-ScheduledTaskAction

New-ScheduledTaskAction

Creates a scheduled task action.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Exec
New-ScheduledTaskAction [-Execute] <String> [[-Argument] <String> ] [[-WorkingDirectory] <String> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-Id <String> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The New-ScheduledTaskAction cmdlet creates an object that contains the definition of a scheduled task action. A scheduled task action represents a command that a task executes when Task Scheduler runs the task. You can use a task action definition to register a new scheduled task or update an existing task registration.

A task can have a single action or a maximum of 32 actions. When you specify multiple actions, Task Scheduler executes the actions sequentially. The Task Scheduler service controls tasks activation, and it hosts the tasks that it starts.

Parameters

-Argument<String>

Specifies arguments for the command-line operation.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-AsJob

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Aliases

Session

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Execute<String>

Specifies the path to an executable file.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Id<String>

Specifies an identifier of an action. Task Scheduler uses this identifier for logging.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WorkingDirectory<String>

Specifies a directory where Task Scheduler will run the task. If you do not specify a working directory, Task Scheduler runs the task in the %windir%\system32 directory.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

3

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#MSFT_TaskAction

Examples

Example 1: Create a scheduled task action

This command creates a new scheduled task action that runs PowerShell.exe.

PS C:\> New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "PowerShell.exe"

Register-ScheduledTask

New-ScheduledTask

New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal

Enable-ScheduledTask

Get-ScheduledTaskInfo

Start-ScheduledTask