CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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adisar86
adisar86

Reputation: 11

PowerShell execution policy

I am running an EXE file from a mapped drive and supplying a few arguments while running it (it is an update/hotfix). However, the /q or silent operation switch is not honored when the EXE file is run from the mapped network drive. If the same EXE file is copied over locally, it works fine.

I am running

Start-Process -Filepath "z:\abc.exe" -ArgumentList '/quiet /norestart' -Wait

This pops up a dialog box to confirm my action, but I want to suppress it.

If I copy abc.exe locally and run,

Start-Process -Filepath "c:\abc.exe" -ArgumentList '/quiet /norestart' -Wait

it just works fine.

I checked Execution policy and it is set to Unrestricted. How can I fix this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1657

Answers (2)

JPBlanc
JPBlanc

Reputation: 72612

I encountered the problem when I added a network path (letter or UNC - I don't remember) to $env:PSModulePath. Each time I wanted to load a module from the network, a warning message appeared. It may be the same thing if you want to . source a PS1 file from a network drive in the user's profile.

It was coming from an Internet Explorer policy: Some machines are configured to treat UNC paths as the same security zone as the Internet (as opposed to the intranet.) This is Internet Explorer’s "Enhanced Security Configuration". In this case, PowerShell responds the same as the Windows Explorer shell when it runs scripts from a UNC path:

“while scripts from the Internet can be useful, this script can potentially harm your computer. Do you want to run <script>?”

One way to fix this is by adding the source server to Internet Explorer’s Trusted Sites, or changing the “UncAsIntranet” configuration property.

You can also have a look to this: The EXE files coming from a download are locked.

And NTFS keeps track of that in the file extended attribute. Look in the properties of the EXE file (sorry, in French. Here the 'Débloquer' button is the 'Unlock' button):

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Upvotes: 0

manojlds
manojlds

Reputation: 301037

The dialog may be a security warning that you are installing something over the network and not related to the quiet install of the EXE file.

Upvotes: 2

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