# Scheduled Tasks

A scheduled task is Windows' alarm clock for programs, a trigger that says when and an action that says what to run, built with New-ScheduledTaskTrigger and New-ScheduledTaskAction, handed to Task Scheduler with Register-ScheduledTask, and checked with Get-ScheduledTask.

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- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: new-scheduledtasktrigger, operating-system, powershell, pwsh, register-scheduledtask, scheduled-task, task-scheduler
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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