How can I start a background job in Powershell that outlives it's parent?

Question

Consider the following code:

start-job -scriptblock { sleep 10; cmd /c set > c:\\env.txt; }
exit

The background job is killed when the p

Answer 1

You will have to start a process:

start-process powershell -ArgumentList "sleep 10; cmd /c set > c:\env.txt" -WindowStyle hidden