public/Invoke-PowerShellAsAdmin.ps1
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<# .SYNOPSIS This function starts a new process of PowerShell with administrator privileges. .DESCRIPTION The function takes in a parameter, Script, which is the path to the PowerShell script to be run with administrator privileges. The function sets the $scriptArgument variable based on whether the $Script parameter is provided or not. The function then starts a new process of PowerShell using the Start-Process cmdlet with the 'RunAs' verb and the argument list of "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass $scriptArgument". .PARAMETER Script The path to the PowerShell script to be run with administrator privileges. .EXAMPLE Invoke-PowerShellAsAdmin -Script "C:\Scripts\AdminScript.ps1" .NOTES The function uses the Start-Process cmdlet to start a new process of PowerShell with administrator privileges. .OUTPUTS None #> function Invoke-PowerShellAsAdmin { param ( [Parameter()] [string]$Script ) if ($Script) { $scriptArgument = "-File `"$($scriptFilename)`"" } else { $scriptArgument = "" } Start-Process pwsh -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass $scriptArgument" } |