====== Run executable ======
  * In PowerShell is several ways how to run executable, here are some (not all) of them.


===== [Diagnostics.Process] Start() =====

<code powershell>
$process= New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
$process.StartInfo.Filename = "ping"
$process.StartInfo.Arguments = "8.8.8.8"
$process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $True
$process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = $False
$process.start()
#$process.Kill() # kills the process
$process.WaitForExit();
[string] $stdOut = $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
</code>

===== Start-Process =====

<code powershell>
$process = Start-Process ping -ArgumentList "8.8.8.8" -wait -NoNewWindow -PassThru
$process.HasExited
$process.ExitCode
</code>

===== cmd =====

<code powershell>
cmd /c ping 8.8.8.8
</code>

===== Sources =====

[[http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7703.powershell-running-executables.aspx#cmd_c_Using_the_old_cmd_shell]]