An Artisan command to install/setup the Laravel Task Scheduler. It supports both Linux and Windows.

InstallScheduler.php

<?php

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;

class InstallScheduler extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'app:install-scheduler';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Installs the artisan scheduler to Crontab/TaskScheduler.';

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $artisan = base_path('artisan');
        $schedulerName = match (PHP_OS_FAMILY) {
            'Windows' => 'TaskScheduler',
            default => 'Crontab',
        };

        switch (PHP_OS_FAMILY) {
            case 'Windows':
                // need the full path to php.exe
                $phpPath = Process::run('where php')->throw()->output();

                // '/ru "SYSTEM"' means run in the background (don't open terminal window)
                $command = sprintf(
                    'schtasks /create /tn "Laravel Scheduler" /tr "%s %s schedule:run" /sc minute /mo 1 /ru "SYSTEM"',
                    $phpPath,
                    $artisan
                );
                break;
            default:
                $command = '(crontab -l; echo "* * * * * php ' . $artisan . ' schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1") | crontab -';
        }

        if ($this->confirm("This will install the Artisan Scheduler to the $schedulerName. Continue?")) {
            Process::run($command)->throw();

            $this->info('Scheduler installed successfully.');
        }

        return Command::SUCCESS;
    }
}