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.

How do I schedule a PowerShell script as administrator? When setting up the task using the Task scheduler, make sure to select the checkbox that allows you to run as administrator. It will use the ...

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 3. The Task Scheduler allows you to run programs with arguments. So as you can see, PowerShell scripts can be automated through the Windows Task Scheduler.

A script is a collection of instructions written to a text file (using the ".ps1" extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to run different actions.