Run Powershell Script on Multiple Remote Computers - powershell

Question

Good day.
I apologize if this seems like a repetitive question but I the researches I have done have gotten me more confused. I'm trying to run the following Powershell script to delete a folder on some computers:
$users = get-childitem c:\users
foreach ($user in $users)
{
$folder = "C:\Users\" + $user + "\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive"
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction silentlycontinue
}
The script seems to work. How can I use this script on a list of remote computers?
Thank you.

Answer 1

You can utilize the Invoke-Command cmdlet with the ComputerName parameter. Example:
Invoke-Command { $env:ComputerName } -ComputerName SOMEMACHINE

Answer 2

As pointed out by dugas, you can use Invoke-Command to perform remote script execution using the -ScriptBlock and -ComputerName parameters.
# Create script block using surrounding {}
$sb = {
$users = Get-Childitem C:\Users -Directory -Name
foreach ($user in $users) {
$folder = "C:\Users\" + $user + "\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive"
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction silentlycontinue
}
}
# Create array of computer names since -ComputerName accepts an array
$computers = 'computer1','computer2','computer3'
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computers -ScriptBlock $sb
There are numerous ways to traverse the remote directories. Using Get-ChildItem with -Directory and -Name parameters will return just the folder names under C:\Users.

Answer 3

Instead of having headache with offline computers, inaccwessible computers, etc, if you are using Active Directory domain, ask SysAdmin to create a Run-Once Scheduled Task using Group Policy Preferences.