Run An EXE in PowerShell

Question

How do I 'execute' an exe from the PowerShell console?

I know in CMD I can enter the name of the exe and it runs, but that isn't working on PowerShell.

In the directory there's an exe called b2c.exe that I want to run.

Sample commands I Want to Run:

b2c get-user
b2c help
b2c update-user a80a99a7-b018-423f-90fc-d9a30e5dc7ea ......\usertemplate-update-org-id.json

Working example in cmd prompt, and error message from PowerShell:

henrycarteruk · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-18 14:26:33Z

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I don't think powershell has the current folder in its search path, try:

.\b2c

edited Jul 18, 2017 at 14:26

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answered Jul 18, 2017 at 14:21

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Jeff Zeitlin Over a year ago

Powershell definitely does not include the current directory in the search path; this is deliberate, as a matter of security.

user5955745 · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-18 14:26:55Z

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See call operator

& "C:\path\to\b2c.exe" get-user
& "C:\path\to\b2c.exe" help
& "C:\path\to\b2c.exe" update-user a80a99a7-b018-42...

answered Jul 18, 2017 at 14:26

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Bill_Stewart Over a year ago

The & operator and the quotes are not necessary here since the path/filename of the executable doesn't contain quotes. (It doesn't hurt, but also isn't necessary.)

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