talatham
10/27/2016 - 10:31 AM

Force Powershell to run as x64-bit if required.

Force Powershell to run as x64-bit if required.

if (($pshome -like "*syswow64*") -and ((Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem).OSArchitecture -like "64*")) {
    write-warning "Restarting script under 64 bit powershell"
 
    # relaunch this script under 64 bit shell
    & (join-path ($pshome -replace "syswow64", "sysnative")\powershell.exe) -file $myinvocation.mycommand.Definition @args
 
    # This will exit the original powershell process. This will only be done in case of an x86 process on a x64 OS.
    exit
}