Run Powershell Script in 32 bit mode

Question

I currently try to write a PowerShell Script, in which a I have to import a 32bit module. The script should be automatically started by the Windows Task Scheduler. I wrote the following batch file, which starts the PowerShell script:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -file "\myFilePath\myScript.ps1"
exit 0

My problem is that the PS file now runs in the 64-bit version, because I am executing it in a 64 bit environment.

Can I "save" the script as 64-bit version or something like that?

Update:

I already tried %windir%\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPo[...] . This did not work for me. In my Error Log, which writes the script the typical error:

The term 'New-RDBaseItem' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

@ Adam Luniewski Thank you for your help so far! Sorry for not informing you about this. I just updated my qustion. The missing backspace was just a typing error. It is correct in my code. — cbrunn
– cbrunn, Commented Feb 10, 2020 at 13:46
That error message just says that for whatever reason that cmdlet does not get imported. Run the script manually (with something like $VerbosePreference = "Continue") to see what's actually going wrong. If this error appears with both 64-bit and 32-bit PowerShell, then bitness is obviously not the issue. — Jeroen Mostert
– Jeroen Mostert, Commented Feb 10, 2020 at 13:48

avarice · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-10 17:17:07Z

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Try to run it as a job like this:

$script = Start-Job -ScriptBlock {
  powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -file "\myFilePath\myScript.ps1"
} -RunAs32
$script | Wait-Job | Receive-Job

answered Feb 10, 2020 at 17:17

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