How to hide command window at while running powershell script through the task scheduler?

Question

I have powershell script with GUI form which show message by condition. This script is runnig through the task scheduler every 15 minutes. Every running shows me concole window, then GUI form with message and then console closed. This behavior irritate me. I'd like to hide console and display only GUI form. I tried runnig with argument "-WindowsStyle Hidden" but it didn't help.

How to hide this console window?

Solution 1

As I undestand it's impossible without something like PSRun.exe file. I my situation I needed only message box on the user screen so I used windows msg.exe command to the localhost.

Solution 2

You can create another powershell script named for example "yourCallerPsScript" and call your first script like this:

$commpath = '"yourscriptpath\yourFirstPsScript.ps1"'
$strCommand = "powershell -WindowStyle hidden -file $($commpath)"

Invoke-Expression $strCommand

And in the task scheduler your run the new script:

Powershell -file "yourscriptpath\yourCallerPsScript.ps1"

Comments

[Matt Hanson]

See this question and answers on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/q/1802127/5473

[Oleg Zagrebelsky]

It doesn't help me. This answer works for script, not for script via task scheduler. As I understend I should use C# program PSRun.exe. Is there any solutions whithout .exe programs?

[jscott]

You can come close with a scheduled task that runs the program cmd.exe with the arguments of /C START "" powershell -NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden "C:\gui.ps1" -- note that the console window will flash (incredibly briefly) and then close whilst the gui.ps1 executes.