> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.shellspells.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.shellspells.net/windows/file-ops/execute.md). # Execute ## Commands

Command	Description
`C:\path\to\yourscript.bat`	Executes a batch script located at the specified path using CMD.
`powershell -File C:\path\to\yourscript.ps1`	Executes a PowerShell script (.ps1 file) from CMD.
`start C:\path\to\yourprogram.exe`	CMD to run an executable program.
`& "C:\path\to\yourscript.ps1"`	Executes a PowerShell script from within a PowerShell session.
`& "C:\path\to\yourprogram.exe"`	Directly executes an executable program from a PowerShell session.
`.\yourscript.ps1`	Runs a PowerShell script located in the current directory from a PowerShell session.
`Invoke-Expression -Command "C:\path\to\yourscript.ps1"`	Executes a PowerShell script using `Invoke-Expression`in PowerShell.
`Start-Process -FilePath "C:\path\to\yourprogram.exe"`	Starts an executable program from PowerShell.
`cmd /c C:\path\to\yourscript.bat`	Executes a batch script from within a PowerShell session using CMD.

Starts a PowerShell script using `Start-Process` in PowerShell. ```powershell Start-Process -FilePath "powershell.exe" -ArgumentList "-File C:\path\to\yourscript.ps1" ``` ## Command Prompt (CMD) Execute a script: script\_name.bat for batch files (.bat) script\_name.cmd for command files (.cmd) script\_name.vbs for Visual Basic scripts (.vbs) script\_name.ps1 for PowerShell scripts (.ps1), requires enabling script execution first Execute an executable: `executable_name.exe` ## PowerShell Execute a script: ```powershell .\script_name.ps1 ``` ```powershell & 'C:\path\to\script.ps1' ``` Execute an executable: ```powershell Start-Process executable_name.exe ```