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    # Define the task details
    $taskName = "StartDockerDesktopAtBoot"
    $taskDescription = "Starts Docker Desktop automatically after boot (with 2-minute delay), regardless of user login."
    $wrapperScriptPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "\DockerStartWrapper.ps1" # Wrapper script on current user's desktop for delay

    try {
    # Get current user's full username for the principal
    $userId = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name

    # Check if the task already exists and remove it to avoid conflicts
    $existingTask = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($existingTask) {
    Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Confirm:$false
    Write-Host "Existing task removed to allow recreation."
    }

    # Create a wrapper script for the 2-minute delay (workaround for -Delay parameter not being supported)
    $wrapperContent = @"
    # start service...
    echo "Waiting for 2 minutes before starting Docker Desktop..."
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 120
    echo "Starting service com.docker.service... "
    start-service -Name com.docker.service
    echo "Starting docker desktop... "
    start "$Env:Programfiles\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"
    echo "Done."
    "@
    $wrapperContent | Out-File -FilePath $wrapperScriptPath -Encoding UTF8
    Write-Host "Wrapper script created at $wrapperScriptPath for delay handling."

    # Create the action to run the wrapper script via PowerShell
    $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" -Argument "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$wrapperScriptPath`""

    # Create the trigger for at startup (without -Delay to avoid errors)
    $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup

    # Create the principal: Run as current user with highest privileges
    $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $userId -LogonType S4U -RunLevel Highest

    # Create settings: Allow running on battery, no execution time limit, etc.
    $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries:$true -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries:$true -ExecutionTimeLimit ([TimeSpan]::Zero) -Hidden:$false -StartWhenAvailable:$true -Compatibility Win8

    # Create the task object
    $task = New-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -Settings $settings -Description $taskDescription

    # Register the task in Task Scheduler (provide password here)
    Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -InputObject $task

    # Output confirmation
    Write-Host "Scheduled task '$taskName' created successfully. It will start Docker Desktop at boot (after a 2-minute delay via wrapper) with highest privileges, as user '$userId'."
    } catch {
    Write-Host "Error creating task: $($_.Exception.Message)"
    }