Execute Batch in Powershell (Win 10) does not affect Parent Shell

Question

just for understanding this.

I want to open my Powershell in a certain folder. As I didn´t find out how, I tried to put a batch file with just "cd ....." in it in the default folder where PowerShell opens. When I execute the batch, though, I end up where I started from. It seems that the batch gets excuted in a subshell which doesn´t affect the Parentshell.

How can I execute the stuff in the batchfile in parentshell ?

Thanks in advance!

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '19 at 05:53

You cannot. Batch files are executed by cmd, not PowerShell, so there will always be a new process for them.

With a PowerShell script you can use dot-sourcing

. Script.ps1

To execute the script in your current scope, which is most similar to how batch files are executed by cmd by default.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 20 '19 at 16:42

If you want to open your Powershell in a certain folder, you can set that up in your Powershell profile. In Powershell, type $profile and that will give you the location of your profile file. Edit that file and use Set-Location:

Set-Location 'C:\Some\Place'

Powershell will execute whatever is in your profile script every time you open a new Powershell session.

Execute Batch in Powershell (Win 10) does not affect Parent Shell

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