Start-TaskList.ps1

19 Sep 2025

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Description

Start-TaskList reads phrases from C:\GitRepos\TextFiles\prankphrases.txt and displays them through Write-Progress, advancing every five seconds. The function sets the default progress activity title to the current phrase to create a playful animated task list.

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Start-TaskList

Ensure the text file exists at the specified path or modify the script to point at your own list of status updates.

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Script

function Start-TaskList {
    $PSDefaultParameterValues['Write-Progress:Activity'] = $phrase
    $phrases = Get-Content -Path C:\GitRepos\TextFiles\prankphrases.txt
    $i = 0
    foreach ($phrase in $phrases) {
        $i++
        Write-Progress -activity “Listing Commands” -status $phrase -PercentComplete (($i / $phrases.count) * 100)
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
    }
}

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