Why don't .NET objects in PowerShell use the current directory? [duplicate]

Answer 1

I ran into the same problem a long time ago and now I add the following to the beginning of my profile:

# Setup user environment when running session under alternate credentials and
# logged in as a normal user.
if ((Get-PSProvider FileSystem).Home -eq "")
{
    Set-Variable HOME $env:USERPROFILE -Force
    $env:HOMEDRIVE = Split-Path $HOME -Qualifier
    $env:HOMEPATH = Split-Path $HOME -NoQualifier
    (Get-PSProvider FileSystem).Home = $HOME
    Set-Location $HOME
}