:: From https://github.com/jllllll/windows-venv-installers/blob/main/Powershell/run-ps-script.cmd @echo off set SCRIPT_NAME=start.ps1 :: This will run the Powershell script named above in the current directory :: This is intended for systems who have not changed the script execution policy from default :: These systems will be unable to directly execute Powershell scripts unless done through CMD.exe like below if not exist "%~dp0\%SCRIPT_NAME%" ( echo %SCRIPT_NAME% not found! && pause && goto eof ) call powershell.exe -executionpolicy Bypass ". '%~dp0\start.ps1' %*"