How to reload user profile from script file in PowerShell

Question

I want to reload my user profile from a script file. I thought that dot sourcing it from within the script file would do the trick, but it doesn\'t work:

# f         


        

Answer 1

I found this workaround:

#some-script.ps1

#restart profile (open new powershell session)
cmd.exe /c start powershell.exe -c { Set-Location $PWD } -NoExit
Stop-Process -Id $PID

A more elaborated version:

#publish.ps1
# Copy profile files to PowerShell user profile folder and restart PowerShell
# to reflect changes. Try to start from .lnk in the Start Menu or
# fallback to cmd.exe.
# We try the .lnk first because it can have environmental data attached
# to it like fonts, colors, etc.

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Diagnostics")

$dest = Split-Path $PROFILE -Parent
Copy-Item "*.ps1" $dest -Confirm -Exclude "publish.ps1" 

# 1) Get .lnk to PowerShell
# Locale's Start Menu name?...
$SM = [System.Environment+SpecialFolder]::StartMenu
$CurrentUserStartMenuPath = $([System.Environment]::GetFolderPath($SM))
$StartMenuName = Split-Path $CurrentUserStartMenuPath -Leaf                                 

# Common Start Menu path?...
$CAD = [System.Environment+SpecialFolder]::CommonApplicationData
$allUsersPath = Split-Path $([System.Environment]::GetFolderPath($CAD)) -Parent
$AllUsersStartMenuPath = Join-Path $allUsersPath $StartMenuName

$PSLnkPath = @(Get-ChildItem $AllUsersStartMenuPath, $CurrentUserStartMenuPath `
                                        -Recurse -Include "Windows PowerShell.lnk")

# 2) Restart...
# Is PowerShell available in PATH?
if ( Get-Command "powershell.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue ) {

    if ($PSLnkPath) {

        $pi = New-Object "System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo"
        $pi.FileName = $PSLnkPath[0]
        $pi.UseShellExecute = $true

        # See "powershell -help" for info on -Command
        $pi.Arguments = "-NoExit -Command Set-Location $PWD"

        [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($pi)
    }
    else { 

        # See "powershell -help" for info on -Command
        cmd.exe /c start powershell.exe -Command { Set-Location $PWD } -NoExit
    }
}
else {
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor RED "Powershell not available in PATH."
}

# Let's clean up after ourselves...
Stop-Process -Id $PID