We are trying to install Oracle Virtual box extension using below commands (using extpack extensions). Execute-Process works successfully however Start-ADTProcess gives us the prompt shown in attached image (which is not displaying with PSADT 3*) and it causes a installation to fail. Execute-Proce…

If you're running a console app and you don't want the window, or anything to show to the user, add -CreateNoWindow to your line.

[image] mjr4077au: console app Forgot to mentioned eariler that installation is getting failed with Exit code 1.(even with ignoreexitcodes) -CreateNoWindow also does not work here

It looks like your arrangement of double quotes to me... You have: Execute-Process -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" -Parameters "extpack install --replace "$dirFiles\Oracle_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.2.0-170228-ENTERPRISE.vbox-extpack"" explanation: You are opening the…

Adrian makes a good point. Your converted line is: Start-ADTProcess -FilePath "$Env:ProgramFiles\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" -ArgumentList "extpack install --replace "Oracle_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.2.6-172322-ENTERPRISE (1).vbox-extpack"" In the "Oracle_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.2.6-17…

Thank you for your response. I have executed the commands as per your suggestions. However issue is still the same. Ideally VBoxManage.exe supposed to run the vbox-extpack with the Arguments we are passing which is not happing. Refer the Task Manager snap below. This behavior in PSADT4 is totally…

Also attaching the Success and Failure screenshots for both the versions. [image]

The StdErr from the process is saying exactly what's going on: [image] Are you running the 3.x and 4.x commands on the same device, or different devices? One device looks cooked to me whereas the 3.x device looks like it's not. I can appreciate what you're saying about thinking Start-ADTProcess …

I am running the 3.x and 4.x on same device. When I mentioned Start-ADTProcess isn't working means we are not getting the same expected result we were getting while running the same commands with Execute-Process. Refer to my first post for more details. [image]

V4.1.8 Start-ADTProcess not working the same way as 3.x Execute-Process

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V4.1.8 Start-ADTProcess not working the same way as 3.x Execute-Process

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