Powershell - Reboot and Continue Script

Question

I\'m looking for a way to continue a Powershell script from where it left off after calling a reboot in the script. For example, I am building a DC via Powershell automation

Answer 1

The above answer is true, but it will only apply to remote execution of powershell scripts. According to the windows web portal, the way to have your locally running script resume from where it left off after the local machine restarted is like so:

workflow Resume_Workflow
{
    .....
    Rename-Computer -NewName some_name -Force -Passthru
    Restart-Computer -Wait
    # Do some stuff
    .....
}
# Create the scheduled job properties
$options = New-ScheduledJobOption -RunElevated -ContinueIfGoingOnBattery -StartIfOnBattery
$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "Aa123456!" -AsPlainText -Force
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("WELCOME\Administrator", $secpasswd)
$AtStartup = New-JobTrigger -AtStartup

# Register the scheduled job
Register-ScheduledJob -Name Resume_Workflow_Job -Trigger $AtStartup -ScriptBlock ({[System.Management.Automation.Remoting.PSSessionConfigurationData]::IsServerManager = $true; Import-Module PSWorkflow; Resume-Job -Name new_resume_workflow_job -Wait}) -ScheduledJobOption $options
# Execute the workflow as a new job
Resume_Workflow -AsJob -JobName new_resume_workflow_job

Note that the [System.Management.Automation.Remoting.PSSessionConfigurationData]::IsServerManager flag should be set to true only if the workflow actions are meant to execute locally after the restart.