Windows System Image PowerShell Script

# create password file with 'read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\gmailSecureString.txt'
# For gmail, enable 'insecure' authentication

$ErrorId = 5
$SuccessId = 14
$MaxRetry = 2

$From = "YourEmail@gmail.com"
$To = "YourEmail@gmail.com"
$SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com"
$SMTPPort = "587"
$PasswordSecureString = cat C:\gmailSecureString.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString
$Credentials = new-object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $From, $PasswordSecureString
$Errors = "none"

for($i=0; $i -le $MaxRetry; $i++){
    try{
        wbAdmin Start Backup -backupTarget:"I:" -include:"C:,M:" -allCritical -quiet
        $i = $maxRetry
    }catch{
        $Errors = $_
    }
}

$Results = Get-WinEvent -LogName Microsoft-Windows-Backup -MaxEvents 1

if($Results.Id -eq $SuccessId -and $Error -eq "none") {
    $Subject = "Backup Success"
} else {
    $Subject = "Backup Failed!"
}

$Body = ""
$Body = $Body + ($Results | Format-Table | Out-String)
$Body = $Body + "\r\n" + $Errors

Send-MailMessage -From $From -to $To -Subject $Subject -Body $Body -SmtpServer $SMTPServer -port $SMTPPort -UseSsl -Credential $Credentials