Deploying via Group Policy - sjwaterco/FileSyncScript GitHub Wiki

It is easy to deploy FileSync.ps1 as a Scheduled Task using the following instructions:

1. Open the Group Policy Management editor
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Preferences > Control Panel Preferences > Scheduled Tasks
3. Create a new Scheduled Task with the following properties:
   • General tab
     • Action: Update
     • Name: Synchronize Files (or whatever you want)
     • Run as: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
       • Run only when user is logged on
   • Triggers tab
     • Create your trigger criteria here
   • Actions
     • Start a program
       • Program/script: powershell.exe
       • Add arguments: -NonInteractive -File "\\path\to\FileSync.ps1" "\\path\to\config.xml"
4. Deploy the GPO to a collection of computers. If you want to only sync to laptops or tablets, use a WMI filter.