Stop and then start a process in powershell -

i stop/kill process , start again after done doing have do.

this have.

clear-host $processes = get-process devenv  $processes.count if($processes.count -gt 1) {     $i = 0     write-host "there multiple processes devenv."     foreach($process in $processes)     {         $i++         $i.tostring() + '. ' + $process.mainwindowtitle     }     $in = read-host "give number of process kill: "     write-host     write-host "killing , restarting: " + $processes[$in-1].mainwindowtitle     $processes[$in-1].kill()     $processes[$in-1].waitforexit()     $processes[$in-1].start()  } else {     write-host "something else" } 

but start needs parameter thought process. i'm not sure know give it.

the $processes[$in-1].start() not work. need capture processinfo killing , start same app again. can process binary , commandline information using win32_process wmi class.

for example,

clear-host $processes = get-process notepad  $processes.count if($processes.count -gt 1) {     $i = 0     write-host "there multiple processes notepad."     foreach($process in $processes)     {         $i++         $i.tostring() + '. ' + $process.mainwindowtitle     }     $in = read-host "give number of process kill: "     write-host     write-host "killing , restarting: " + $processes[$in-1].mainwindowtitle      #get process details     $procid = $processes[$in-1].id     $cmdline = (get-wmiobject win32_process -filter "handle=$procid").commandline     $processes[$in-1].kill()     $processes[$in-1].waitforexit() } 

in above example, using wmi commandline information process selected. if notepad process open text file, commandline process "c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe" c:\users\ravikanth_chaganti\desktop\debug.log

now, need is: invoke commandline somehow (this part not there in example wrote). blunt way is:

start-process -filepath $cmdline.split(' ')[0] -argumentlist $cmdline.split(' ')[1] 

but, in case, there may not argument list.

hope gives idea. other powershell experts may have different & efficient approach. quick hack.