Run Powershell with arguments via CMD

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I have the following .BAT script that basically calls Powershell and it works fine.

CMD /C PowerShell "SL -PSPath '%CD%'; $Path = (GL).Path; SL ~; Start PowerShell -Verb RunAs -Args \"-ExecutionPolicy ByPass" SL -PSPath '"$Path"'; & '".\RDPSwitchToConsle.ps1"'"\""

I'm trying to extend it to add more arguments, specifically -WindowStyle Hidden.

I've tried a couple of things, but can't get the script .BAT to run. It just opens Powershell straight away and closes immediately, which is a sign that the arguments/parameters are not loaded correctly due to incorrect structure.

I've tried adding the argument like this:

CMD /C PowerShell "SL -PSPath '%CD%'; $Path = (GL).Path; SL ~; Start PowerShell -Verb RunAs -Args \"-ExecutionPolicy ByPass -WindowStyle Hidden" SL -PSPath '"$Path"'; & '".\RDPSwitchToConsle.ps1"'"\""

mklement0 · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-26 23:05:20Z

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Apply -WindowStyle Hidden to the Start-Process (start) call, not to the nested powershell.exe call.

Here's a simplified version of your command:

PowerShell "SL ~; Start -WindowStyle Hidden -Verb RunAs PowerShell \"-ExecutionPolicy ByPass SL -PSPath '%CD%'; ^& .\RDPSwitchToConsle.ps1\""

answered May 26, 2021 at 23:05

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