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add a -yes-like parameter to start-process

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Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Sometimes I need to make installations that based on EXE files. usually , I just need to issue Start-Process -FilePath C:\path\to\file.exe -ArgumentList "/S" Then everything is on its way. Occasionally, some package does not support silent installation. It just pop up a dialog box and let me choose yes or no. So annoying and that’s why I hope developer to add a -yes-like parameter to start-process , that then help me answer all “yes/no” to yes.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

No idea, I am just a user.

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Created 3 years ago
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SeeminglySciencecommented, Jan 12, 2021

As someone who spends an unreasonable amount of their days fighting with bad installers, I definitely empathize with this.

There isn’t a good way to implement this though. At best it would be very inconsistent, and at worst quite dangerous.

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iSazonovcommented, Jan 12, 2021

You could experiment wit RedirectStandardInput parameter.

OP is referring to actual dialog windows rather than console prompts.

Who can understand them these bizarre installers? 😃 Sometimes I even have to repack them. Some installers understand a batch file.

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