Automate Your Windows 11 PC to Display Daily Motivational Quotes with PowerShell

Here’s a concise version of how to make your Windows 11 PC greet you with a motivational quote every morning, as described in the How-To Geek article:

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Step 1: Create a Text File with Motivational Quotes​

• Open Notepad.
• Type your favorite quotes, one per line (e.g.):
  

  Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
  Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

• Save the file as quotes.txt (e.g., save it to C:\Motivation\quotes.txt).

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Step 2: Create a PowerShell Script to Display a Random Quote​

• Open Notepad again.
• Paste the following PowerShell script (replace the path with your text file’s path):
  

  $quotes = Get-Content "C:\Motivation\quotes.txt"
  $quote = Get-Random -InputObject $quotes
  Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework

• Save the file as showquote.ps1 in your desired folder.

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Step 3: Schedule the Script With Task Scheduler​

• Open Task Scheduler (Windows+S > type “Task Scheduler”).
• Click "Create Task."
• Name it (for example: “Motivational Quote”).
• Set a Trigger:
• Go to the “Triggers” tab.
• Click “New.”
• Set “Begin the task” to “At Log On.”
• Click OK.
• Set an Action:
• Go to the “Actions” tab.
• Click “New.”
• For “Program/script,” enter: powershell.exe
• For “Add arguments,” enter:
  -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Motivation\showquote.ps1"
• Click OK, then OK again to save.

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Now, every time you log in, you’ll get a random motivational quote on your screen!
Tip: You can add or change quotes by editing the quotes.txt file any time.
Reference: How-To Geek Article

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Source: How-To Geek This Tiny PowerShell Script Is My Daily Dose of Motivation