Start-Process - Powershell 2.0 CmdLet

Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting tool based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is designed for system administrators, engineers and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

More than hundred command-line tools (so called "cmdlets") can be used to perform system administration tasks and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). These cmdlets are easy to use, with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and standard tools for piping, sorting, filtering, and formatting data and objects.

Start-Process

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Short description
Starts one or more processes on the local computer.

Syntax
Start-Process [-FilePath] <string> [[-ArgumentList] <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-LoadUserProfile] [-N
oNewWindow] [-PassThru] [-RedirectStandardError <string>] [-RedirectStandardInput <string>] [-RedirectStandardOutpu
t <string>] [-UseNewEnvironment] [-Wait] [-WorkingDirectory <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Start-Process [-FilePath] <string> [[-ArgumentList] <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-Verb <string>] [-Wait] [-WindowStyle 
{Normal | Hidden | Minimized | Maximized}] [-WorkingDirectory <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description
Starts one or more processes on the local computer.  To specify the program that runs in the process, enter an exec
utable file or script file, or a file that can be opened by using a program on the computer. If you specify a non-e
xecutable file, Start-Process starts the program that is associated with the file, much like the Invoke-Item cmdlet
.

You can use the parameters of Start-Process to specify options, such as loading a user profile, starting the proces
s in a new window, or using alternate credentials.