Cron, interval, or daily. PoshRocket runs as a Windows Service, so it survives reboots and runs whether or not you're logged in.
Windows 10, 11 & Server (2016+)
A focused tool that does one job well: run your scripts, reliably, on your schedule.
Standard cron expressions for full control, or simple "every N minutes" and "daily at time" options when you don't need the complexity.
Installs as a background service, starting automatically at boot and running whether you're logged in or not.
Add, edit, enable, disable, and run jobs on demand from a clean interface, with no config files to hand-edit.
Every run is recorded (exit code, duration, output, and errors), so you can see exactly what happened and when.
Open and edit any .ps1 file right from the app, with no need to switch to a separate editor for quick changes.
Supports both Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7+.
Store API keys, tenant IDs, or service account secrets encrypted at rest, then inject them as environment variables into a job at run time. No hardcoding secrets into scripts.
Bundle a job and its script into a single file, then bring it to another machine, no need to recreate it by hand.
If you've ever thought "I should really automate this," this is probably what you needed.
If there's a PowerShell module for it, PoshRocket can schedule it. Some examples below (PowerCLI, Exchange Online, Microsoft Graph, Az) need their respective module installed first, same as running the script yourself.
Copy important folders or database exports to a backup location every night while nobody's watching.
Clear temp files, old logs, or download folders on a recurring basis so drives don't quietly fill up.
Export usage stats, inventory data, or system health checks to a file or email every morning.
Compress and move application logs on a schedule instead of writing a one-off cleanup you'll forget about.
Restart a hung service, ping an endpoint, or check disk space and alert if something looks wrong.
Pull the latest build, sync a folder to a share, or run a lightweight deployment step on a timer.
Snapshot cleanup, datastore usage checks, or VM power schedules, run against vCenter on a timer instead of by hand.
Mailbox size reports, forwarding audits, or distribution list cleanup, run against Exchange Online on a recurring schedule.
License audits, stale guest account cleanup, or Teams/SharePoint reporting across your tenant, hands-free.
Tear down idle cloud resources, rotate credentials, or pull cost/usage reports without needing a separate cron box.
Checkpoint cleanup, scheduled VM start/stop, or export backups for your Hyper-V hosts without touching Task Scheduler.
Conditional access audits, stale app registration cleanup, or sign-in risk reports on a recurring schedule.
Disable stale accounts, report on expiring passwords, or clean up empty security groups across the domain.
Check for certificates nearing expiry and send a warning before something breaks in production.
Run the installer, which sets up PoshRocket and the background service in one step.
Point it at a .ps1 script, or write one in the built-in editor.
Choose cron, an interval, or a daily time, whatever fits.
The service takes it from there. Check history any time to see what happened.
Task Scheduler is a generic Windows trigger tool bolted onto script automation as an afterthought. You can't see what's scheduled at a glance, you can't tell what happened when a task ran without digging through Event Viewer, and there's no way to edit a script without leaving the tool. PoshRocket is built specifically for scheduling and running PowerShell.
| PoshRocket | Task Scheduler | |
|---|---|---|
| See all your jobs at a glance | One flat list: name, schedule, next run, last result | Buried in a nested Task Scheduler Library tree, split across folders |
| Know if a run succeeded | Exit code, duration, and full output saved per run, one click away | Have to dig through a History tab (often disabled) or Event Viewer |
| Cron-style scheduling | Standard cron expressions, plus simple interval/daily options | Its own trigger UI, no cron syntax, a different mental model if you're used to it |
| Edit a script | Built-in editor, open right from the job | Switch to Notepad, VS Code, or the ISE separately |
| Runs at boot, before login | Yes, automatically, no configuration needed | Only if you correctly set "Run whether user is logged on or not," store credentials, and get the trigger right. A common misconfiguration point. |
| Give a script credentials to run with | Named, encrypted credential profiles, injected as environment variables, reusable across jobs | One Windows account's password per task, entered into a plain "Run as" field, re-entered whenever it changes |
| Move a job to another machine | Export to a single file, import it on the new machine, done | No built-in export; recreate the task and re-point the script by hand, or dig into XML exports |
Task Scheduler makes you piece together visibility, history, and editing from separate tools. PoshRocket gives you all three in one place, built for scripts specifically.
The other tools that schedule PowerShell scripts are built for a different job: web-based script hosting, IT delegation and governance, multi-node DevOps orchestration. They're powerful, and they're overkill if all you need is for a script to run on a schedule.
No web dashboard to configure, no roles or delegation model to design, no cluster of nodes to manage. Install it, add a job, done.
Most alternatives are a project: provisioning, licensing calls, an onboarding process. PoshRocket is a five-minute install.
Not a general automation platform with scheduling bolted on. PoshRocket does exactly one thing: run your scripts, on time, every time.
No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Pay once and use it.
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Yes. PoshRocket installs as a genuine Windows Service, which starts automatically at boot and keeps running in the background, whether or not anyone is logged in.
Yes, each job can be set to run under Windows PowerShell (built into Windows) or PowerShell 7+, whichever you have installed.
Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 or later. The scheduler service runs on any of them; the management GUI needs a desktop session, so on Server it requires the Desktop Experience feature (the default for Server installs with a GUI, not Server Core).
No, it's a one-time purchase per license. No recurring billing.
