Windows Powershell doesn't seem to accept target paths with spaces

Question

Following the suggestion of the guy with 12 upvotes, I created a shortcut with the target file being

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned "C:\Program Files\My Scripts\CenterCursor"

It just wouldn't work, unless the target file doesn't have any spaces inside the double quote

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned "C:\Users\TOSHIBA\Desktop\CenterCursor"

It's just a minor issue but is there any way to fix this?

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 21 '20 at 23:17

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This worked for me:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned C:\Program Files\My` Scripts\CenterCursor

Note that you will need a ` after each word (before the space) and you don't need the outer ".

edited Jan 21 '20 at 23:17

lance

answered Feb 22 '15 at 10:26

Yass

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I spent ages trying to find a solution until I came across your answer. It worked perfectly. – connectedsoftware Oct 18 '16 at 09:01
Check out [my answer](https://superuser.com/a/1378532/907659) for a more general case. – Fabián Montero Nov 26 '18 at 18:33

score 12 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 04 '19 at 09:46

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In a more general case, you can use the following syntax to run any PowerShell script with space in the path:

&("C:\any path with spaces in it\")

In your case, that would be:

&("C:\Program Files\My Scripts\CenterCursor")

Edit: this only works if you are using windows powershell

edited Sep 04 '19 at 09:46

OutOfThisPlanet

answered Nov 26 '18 at 18:31

Fabián Montero

You don't need the parentheses. – js2010 Oct 26 '19 at 06:07
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Maybe a silly question but what if the path is holded by a variable. How does the code then look? – hannes neukermans Sep 01 '22 at 19:23

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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You might be able to cheat by using the short name.

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned "C:\Progra~1\MyScri~1\CenterCursor"

I guessed your short names based on likelihood, but you can find the real ones using methods from this question like dir /x.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community

answered Feb 23 '15 at 01:47

kichik

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 03 '15 at 23:32

0

Try using the single quotes instead of double quotes, it might help.

answered Mar 03 '15 at 23:32

Sergey Babkin

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Welcome to Super User! Your [answer](http://superuser.com/help/how-to-answer) could be improved by explaining how adding double-quotes helps, and perhaps providing an example line of code. – I say Reinstate Monica Mar 04 '15 at 02:56

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