Start-Job - Powershell 2.0 CmdLet

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Start-Job

Short description
Starts a Windows PowerShell background job.

Syntax


Description
The Start-Job cmdlet starts a Windows PowerShell background job on the local computer. 

A Windows PowerShell background job runs a command "in the background" without interacting with the current session
. When you start a background job, a job object is returned immediately, even if the job takes an extended time to 
complete. You can continue to work in the session without interruption while the job runs.  

The job object contains useful information about the job, but it does not contain the job results. When the job com
pletes, use the Receive-Job cmdlet to get the results of the job. For more information about background jobs, see a
bout_Jobs.

To run a background job on a remote computer, use the AsJob parameter that is available on many cmdlets, or use the
 Invoke-Command cmdlet to run a Start-Job command on the remote computer.  For more information, see about_Remote_J
obs.