I'm sure there must be an easier way to run a program from PowerShell, but I haven't found anything simpler than
& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"with the ampersand and the full path. I could add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++" to $env:PATH, but I'd still have to type notepad++.exe file. I wanted some way to make a shortcut to a program name without having to create a new file, either a .LNK or .BAT file.
Turns out you can do this with PowerShell functions:
function npp { & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" $args }lets me run Notepad++ from PowerShell without nearly so much typing. Stuck that in my Profile.ps1 and now I'm happy.
Hope this turns out to be useful to someone.
