Powershell Script: Task scheduler – Scheduling shutdown Azure VMs

In this article, you will be able to setup task scheduler to run an Azure PowerShell script.
Automatic shutdown VMs will be used as an example – save money!!

Table of Contents

1. Create a schedule

 

2. Triggers (Daily in the example)

3. Enter “powershell.exe” and location of the script in “Add arguments”

 

Example of “PowerShell scripts to shutdown VM script”


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