Task Scheduling and Powershell's Start-Job

Question

Currently, I try to run a PowerShell-Script, which starts a few instances with Start-Job -name $jobname -Scriptblock { ... Code ...};

This PowerShell-Script should be executed every 15 minutes in the WIndows Task Schedule. I run this process with highest priviledges, and the Power-Shell-Script starts perfectly - the problem is: The Code, which is executed by Start-Job doesn't work.

I think the problem is that the "Start-Job" can not work with the task schedule together.

Do you know how to solve that? Are there any settings to configure?

Thank you, SUT

Start-Job should work fine with the scheduler, you should supply your job code — Luca Clavarino, Feb 01 '17 at 10:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 20 '17 at 04:00

If no any control at the end of script, Powershell will immediately exit once background job is created. So try to add below control code:

$runningJobs = Get-Job -State Running 
    while($runningJobs.Count -gt 0){
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
    $runningJobs = Get-Job -State Running
}

Write-Host "Done!" -ForegroundColor Red -BackgroundColor Black

Task Scheduling and Powershell's Start-Job

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