Windows makes it possible to schedule PowerShell scripts to run at a predetermined time. The mechanism of choice for automating PowerShell scripts is the Windows Task Scheduler.

The throttle limit tells PowerShell how many script blocks it is allowed to run at once. Setting a throttle limit helps keep PowerShell from consuming excessive system resources.

Are you getting started with PowerShell? If so, this guide will help you to create and run your first script on Windows.

As always, remember that if you have not run PowerShell scripts on a system, you have to adjust the settings to allow them to run. If Execution-Policy is not already set to allow running scripts ...

If you receive error code 0xFFFD0000 while using the Task Scheduler to schedule running of a Powershell Script, then this post will help you fix the problem.