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powershellbatch-filevbscriptscheduled-taskspowershell-3.0

Run script using Task Scheduler with user context complete silent with no popup or cmd flash

I have tried to run the script using command 

cmd.exe /c Start /min powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -file <file>.ps1

But getting a CMD window for a fraction of a second. I need it to run completely hidden.

Solution

  • I have had this issue and the only way I could fix it was to call the PowerShell script with a simple VBS wrapper:

    https://github.com/gbuktenica/PsRun

    ' SYNOPSIS
'   Run a PowerShell script in the user context without a script window
' EXAMPLE
'   wscript.exe PsRun.vbs MyPsScript.ps1
' AUTHOR
'   Glen Buktenica

Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set args = Wscript.Arguments
For Each arg In args
    Dim PSRun
    PSRun = "powershell.exe -WindowStyle hidden -ExecutionPolicy bypass -NonInteractive -File " & arg
    objShell.Run(PSRun),0