Start-Process -wait doesn't work when script is launched from command prompt opened with runas or as a scheduled task
I've got a script that's I want to run as a scheduled task, but it's not doing the thing it's supposed to. I'm trying to call an executable with Start-Process and the -Wait switch before continuing. Line is Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Pfx Engagement\Admin\Utilities\Backup Restore\BackupRestoreUtil.exe" -ArgumentList "/f "$backup_directory "" -Wait If I call it from a command prompt, ie: powershell .\script.ps1 it works. It runs the command and waits for it to finish before moving on. There's more to the script that has to be run after that command is finished. The problem is that when it's a