Delete content of all users Download folders

Hi ,
I checked in the forum for that but did not find anything that can suits my issue.
I need to delete all the content of all users download folder every night .
I tried this
%userprofile%\Downloads | where {($_.LastWriteTime).AddDays(1) -lt (get-date)} | remove-item -force -recurse
but it does not help.
Could you please help me or put me in the right direction .
Thanks
AGYL
You are using what looks like PowerShell mixed with batch. % variables do not exeisits in PowerShell they are in the form of $env:USERPROFILE. That variable is only valid for the currently logged in users. It is not global.
Normally we would do this with Group Policy and not with a script. Yu can do it with a GP scheduled task or on every login. Contact you Administrator to set this up for you. If you decide to do this centrally then you will also need your
network Admin to help you. You will need to design a method that fits your network.
If you do not have an Admin trained in Windows Networking then you can try and contact a consultant or you can take time to study the learning materials until you understand how Windows and scripting work. The links on the top of this page are a good
place to start.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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