<t>Prerequisites:<br/>
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You need to be able to run PowerShell as an administrator<br/>
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You need to set your PowerShell execution policy to a permissive value or be able to bypass it<br/>
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Steps:<br/>
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Launch Windows PowerShell as an Administrator, and wait for the PS> prompt to appear<br/>
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Navigate within PowerShell to the directory where the script lives:<br/>
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PS> cd C:\my_path\yada_yada\ (enter)<br/>
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Execute the script:<br/>
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PS> .\run_import_script.ps1 (enter)<br/>
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Or: you can run the PowerShell script from the Command Prompt (`cmd.exe`) like this:<br/>
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powershell -noexit "& ""C:\my_path\yada_yada\run_import_script.ps1""" (enter)<br/>
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according to [*Invoking a PowerShell script from cmd.exe (or Start | Run)*](http://poshoholic.com/2007/09/27/invoking-a-powershell-script-from-cmdexe-or-start-run/) by Kirk Munro.<br/>
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Or you could even [run your PowerShell script asynchronously from your C# application](http://www.codeproject.com/KB/threads/AsyncPowerShell.aspx).</t>