Solved bcdedit fails in Powershell works in cmd

jimbo45 said:

Hi folks
Not sure if this is a recent change in W11 but if I run bcdedit /delete {Identifier} from powereshell I get error not valid and a prompt to run bcdedit /? and the delete command is shown exactly how I did it.

However run the same thing from the command line it works perfectly (bot were run in admin mode).
Is this new in W11 as I prefer in general to use powershell than the standard command processor.

Cheers
jimbo

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cereberus said:

This is nothing new. When you run a command line file in powershell, powershell is using aliases (not native ps commands) and whilst they are generally compatible, not all commands are fully compatible (bcdedit being a prime example).

I once had a guy slagging me off saying that was bullshit. I screen dumped some examples in reply, and he then accused me of photoshop editing screen dumps LOL!

Simplest solution is whilst in powershell, type cmd to jump to a command shell to run command, then type exit to get back to powershell.

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