Running powershell script under windows 8.1 help

[heula 192]

Installed Windows 8.1  and Running into a problem with my scheduled task for hiding and unhiding folders.

 

In windows 7 I ran this scrip without any problem as a scheduled task.

 

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe 

 

with parameter -command C:\hidefolders-Series Alex.ps1

 

Now I have seen that powershell is located in windows 8 here, %SystemRoot%\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

 

When I add that loaction still nothing happens.

 

When I run the powershell script without the task scheduler it runs fine.

 

How can I run this script in windows 8.1 working?

 

 

Same thing happening to scheduled tasks that run batch files. Not working in windows 8. Working in Windows 7. What is changed and need to be changed for me?

Edited December 17, 2013 by heula

[BrianG 11]

In your Win8 installation, did you set the account that will run the scheduled task? Not sure how Win8 handles this, but in other versions, there is usually a place to add the user credentials.

[WWWestern 94]

And what about the 32bit version in System32?

[heula 192]

In your Win8 installation, did you set the account that will run the scheduled task? Not sure how Win8 handles this, but in other versions, there is usually a place to add the user credentials.

It did always run under the system account but I have tried as administrator and under my local account. Nothing works.

This is the code it returns under my local account.  0xFFFD0000

 

My tasks with batch file are working now but the powershell scripsts not.

[heula 192]

And what about the 32bit version in System32?

Doesn't work either.

[heula 192]

This is the used code that worked in windows 7.

 $fs = New-Object -ComObject scripting.filesystemobject
Get-ChildItem “J:\Series Alex\” -force | Where-Object {$_.psiscontainer} | ForEach-Object {
    if($fs.getfolder($_.fullname).size -lt 50mb) {$_.attributes = "directory,hidden"}
    else{$_.attributes = "directory"}
}

Perhaps someone can make something like this that can run in a batch and does the same thing. Hide folders under 50 mb and unhide folders if the size get's over 50mb?

[BrianG 11]

Hmm. Whenever I've had issues similar to this (not with Powershell thoough), the problem is either permissions (account and/or folder access permissions) or the starting path needs to be specified.

 

It seems you've eliminated account permissions. How about the permissions for the directory "J:\Series Alex\" ? Does it and all sub-directories have the proper NT permissions set so the system account (or whatever user you are using to run the scheduled task) have full access to that directory?

 

I'm not familiar with Powershell. But in some batch files, I had to specify the full working path of whatever command I am trying to run and/or set the "start in" property of the scheduled task to point to the batch file's location.
 

[TheCaptain 11]

1. Open group policy editor

2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Powershell

3. Double click "Turn on Script Execution"

4. Click the Enabled option

5. Change Execution policy to: "Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts"

6. Click "OK"

 

It should work fine after that, windows 8.1 has scripting disabled by default

Edited December 18, 2013 by TheCaptain

[heula 192]

1. Open group policy editor

2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Powershell

3. Double click "Turn on Script Execution"

4. Click the Enabled option

5. Change Execution policy to: "Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts"

6. Click "OK"

 

It should work fine after that, windows 8.1 has scripting disabled by default

You are my hero of the day! Many hours wasted but you solved it for me.

Thanks.