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

I was following this thread Is there a Win7 shortcut to position mouse in center of primary screen?

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?

4 Answers

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 ".

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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

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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.

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