How to open Powershell Console Window from Powershell

Question

I am writing a script to use multiple plink (PuTTY) sessions as a Windows version of clusterssh. I am stuck however because I want to open multiple Powershell windows from

Answer 1

This works for me:

$argList = "-file `"$Location\script.ps1`"" Start-Process powershell -argumentlist $argList

(The backticks are necessary. This can be copied outright.) Variables can be used in the "-file" parameter (such as one set at the beginning of the script to reflect the location of the file) and spaces can appear in the variable due to the backticks.

Edited to use a two-line solution (the "$argList" variable) because PowerShell can mangle things otherwise.

Answer 2

if you are trying to open a new window and launch a new script:

start powershell {.\scriptInNewPSWindow.ps1}

Answer 3

This will do it:

Invoke-Item C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Answer 4

This will open a new window.

Either:

start-process powershell

Or:

start powershell

Answer 5

To start Powershell 6 from a PS console start pwsh might do the trick.
It starts in the same folder.

(I haven't delved into it but I guess PS6's pwsh.exe has to be in the path for it to work.)