Alarm powershell script that launches a video with VLC.

VLCAlarm.ps1

# Modify as necessary to point to your vlc installation and alarm video file.
$vlc_path = "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"
$video_path = "Alarm_Video_1080p.mp4"

# Get the desired alarm time.
[datetime]$AlarmTime = Read-Host "Please enter at time to launch alarm; ex 6AM, 8:30AM, etc"

# Calculate the wait in seconds and start the wait.
[datetime]$CurrentTime = Get-Date
[int]$WaitSeconds = ( $AlarmTime - $CurrentTime ).TotalSeconds
Write-Host "Alarm set for $AlarmTime, sleeping $WaitSeconds s."
Start-Sleep -Seconds $WaitSeconds

# Launch the video.
& $vlc_path --loop $video_path