Invoke-CommandInDesktopPackage
Runs a command in the context of a specified app package.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Invoke-CommandInDesktopPackage
[-PackageFamilyName] <String>
[[-AppId] <String>]
[-Command] <String>
[[-Args] <String>]
[-PreventBreakaway]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
Invoke-CommandInDesktopPackage will have a package token and identity. It's primarily designed to be used as a debugging utility.
Examples
Example 1: Invoke an executable from app package
PS C:\> Invoke-CommandInDesktopPackage -AppId "AppPackage1" -PackageFamilyName "29270sandstorm.AppPackage1_gah1vdar1nn7a" -Command "demo.exe"
This command invokes the demo.exe that can be found in '29270sandstorm.AppPackage1_gah1vdar1nn7a' app package under the 'AppPackage1' Application element.
Parameters
-AppId
AppId is the Application ID from the package manifest.
<Application Id="blah" ... />
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 2 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Args
Optional arguments that should be passed to the Command (e.g. "/od")
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 4 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Command
An executable to invoke (e.g. "cmd.exe")
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 3 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-PackageFamilyName
Family Name of the package. You can retrieve this by calling Get-AppxPackage.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 1 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-PreventBreakaway
Switch that causes the entire process tree to stay in the package context.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 5 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
String
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter