I am an administrator and learning about scripts but was trying to create a script to open multiple programs as another user (my admin password)
The following script runs well when run from powershell ise but won't run properly when right clicking and selecting "run with powershell"
Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -Credential "domain\userid"
When run it prompts for password but doesn't bring up google chrome. It works OK when run from Powershell ISE and I get error "The directory name is invalid" when running the script from Powershell.exe (not the ISE environment).
Add the working directory:
Start-Process `
-FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" `
-Credential "domain\userid" `
-WorkingDirectory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\"
Related
For example I'm in C:\Users\User\Desktop\Tools and I'm trying to stay here as admin.
I tried this way, gluing together different commands:
"C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit" & -windowstyle hidden -Command Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command cd %V' -Verb runAs""
The PATH changes to C:\WINDOWS\system32 why? How to elevate rights in current directory via simple command?
Use $PWD from the calling process to change the location on startup:
Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', "-Command cd '$pwd'; & .\actual\script\you\want\to\run.ps1" -Verb runAs
I am trying to execute a file via the CMD with Administrative privileges.
How can I open a cmd via command line with Administrative privileges.
I have to execute a script within a script.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -noprofile -command "&{ start-process powershell -ArgumentList '-noprofile -File C:\scripts\install_ims.ps1' -verb RunAs}"
I have tried this in a bat file, but it doesn't work when executed within the script.
This should work fine for your purposes.
powershell -Command "Start-Process <filename> -Verb RunAs"
This is copy-pasted from some Batch files that I finally added to GitHub in the last few days if you have questions, that's probably the best place to go. https://github.com/Benny121221/Batch-BS
I'm trying to create bat script that can start PowerShell script named the same as bat file in proper working directotry.
This is what I got:
#ECHO OFF
PowerShell.exe -NoProfile -Command "& {Start-Process PowerShell.exe -ArgumentList '-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ""%~dpn0.ps1""' -WorkingDirectory '%~dp0' -Verb RunAs}"
PAUSE
Passing working directory this way does not work.
How to make script that will pass proper working directroy and also command line arguments?
The -WorkingDirectory parameter doesn't work when using -Verb RunAs. Instead, you have to set the working directory by calling cd within a -Command string.
This is what I use: (cmd/batch-file command)
powershell -command " Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs \""-Command `\""cd '%cd%'; & 'PathToPS1File';`\""\"" "
If you want to make a "Run script as admin" right-click command in Windows Explorer, create a new registry key at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\Shell\Run with PowerShell (Admin)\Command, and set its value to the command above -- except replacing %cd% with %W, and PathToPS1File with %1 (if you want it to execute the right-clicked file).
Result: (Windows Explorer context-menu shell command)
powershell -command " Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs \""-Command `\""cd '%W'; & '%1';`\""\"" "
EDIT: There's an alternative way to have the script be run as admin from Explorer, by using the "runas" sub-key: https://winaero.com/blog/run-as-administrator-context-menu-for-power-shell-ps1-files
If you want to run your script as admin from an existing powershell, remove the outer powershell call, replace %W with $pwd, replace %1 with the ps1 file-path, and replace each \"" with just ".
Note: The \""'s are just escaped quotes, for when calling from the Windows shell/command-line (it's quote-handling is terrible). In this particular case, just \" should also work, but I use the more robust \"" for easier extension.
See here for more info: https://stackoverflow.com/a/31413730/2441655
Result: (PowerShell command)
Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs "-Command `"cd '$pwd'; & 'PathToPS1File';`""
Important note: The commands above are assuming that your computer has already been configured to allow script execution. If that's not the case, you may need to add -ExecutionPolicy Bypass to your powershell flags. (you may also want -NoProfile to avoid running profile scripts)
A workaround is to let the PowerShell script change the directory to it's own origin with:
Set-Location (Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
as the first command.
As per mklement0s hint: In PSv3+ use the simpler:
Set-Location -LiteralPath $PSScriptRoot
Or use this directory to open adjacent files.
$MyDir = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
$Content = Get-Content (Join-Path $MyDir OtherFile.txt)
Does anyone know if it's possible to modify the following:
Start-Process "cmd.exe" "/c update.bat -config configfile.txt"
To run in an elevated cmd windows in server 2012. The batch script keeps failing because the cmd session isn't running in admin mode. It works fine on server 2008 as long as the user running the powershell script has admin access.
Have MS changed something in 2012?
Start-Process "cmd.exe" "/c update.bat -config configfile.txt" -Verb RunAs
I'm working on power shell script using windows 2012 server, that do simple two functions
open powershell as an administrator
change the directory to c:\user\scrpt.bat
the code is:
powershell -Command "& {powershell Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs; Set-Location C:\}
the problem is not when execute the first part, it's in the other part which is:
Set-Location C:\}
My question is there any way after running powershell as administrator execute the next command ?
I already tried to use semicolon ";" but no luck
If you want to change directory for the process you're spawning - use -WorkingDirectory option:
powershell -Command "& { Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs -WorkingDirectory 'D:' }"