Start-Process -WorkingDirectory as administrator does not set location

Question

When I enter the command

Start-Process powershell -WorkingDirectory \"D:\\folder\"

it opens new PowerShell window with D:\\folder

Answer 1

Here's another example which can be used for opening CMD from PowerShell as an administrator into the current folder:

Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList ("/k cd {0}" -f (Get-Location).path) -Verb RunAs
if used within a script you can use
Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList ("/k cd {0}" -f $PSScriptRoot) -Verb RunAs

If you want to open a new elevated PowerShell session from the current one which is not elevated you can use:
Start-Process powershell.exe -ArgumentList ("-NoExit",("cd {0}" -f (Get-Location).path)) -Verb RunAs
or
Start-Process powershell.exe -ArgumentList ("-NoExit",("cd {0}" -f (Get-Location).path)) -Verb RunAs
when used inside scripts

Answer 2

I also had the same problem and solved it with this command:

Start-Process powershell.exe -verb runAs -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command', 'cd D:\folder'

Once you run the above command, Windows will launch with admin authority and the specified directory.

Answer 3

I just ran your code example and it opened correctly for me at the WorkingDirectory location. Ensure the directory exists before you run the command. I tested against a drive on C and secondary drive as well and both worked.

Answer 4

Once you run Powershell as administrator;

user the push-location command like so:

Push-Location -Path C:\

or put it into your script and run the script from the elevated Powershell prompt.