PowerShell script to automate BGInfo update every hour

 # PowerShell script to automate BGInfo update every hour

# Variables

$sourcePath = "\\win1\c$\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\apex.local\scripts"  # Example path "\\YourServer\SharedFolder"

$destinationPath = "C:\ProgramData\Packages\bginfo"  # Example path "C:\LocalFolder"

$bgInfoExecutable = "Bginfo64.exe"

$configFile = "config.bgi"

# Function to copy files if they are updated

function Update-Files {

    $sourceFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $sourcePath

    foreach ($file in $sourceFiles) {

        $localFile = Join-Path -Path $destinationPath -ChildPath $file.Name

        if (Test-Path $localFile) {

            $localFileInfo = Get-Item $localFile

            if ($localFileInfo.LastWriteTime -lt $file.LastWriteTime) {

                Copy-Item -Path $file.FullName -Destination $localFile -Force

            }

        } else {

            Copy-Item -Path $file.FullName -Destination $localFile

        }

    }

}

# Function to schedule BGInfo update

function Schedule-BGInfoUpdate {

    $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "PowerShell.exe" -Argument "-NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -command `"$destinationPath\$bgInfoExecutable $destinationPath\$configFile /silent /nolicprompt /timer:0`""

    $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At (Get-Date).AddHours(1)

    Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName "BGInfoUpdate" -Description "Updates BGInfo every hour" -RunLevel Highest -User "SYSTEM"

}

# Check and copy files

Update-Files

# Schedule BGInfo update

Schedule-BGInfoUpdate