PowerShell shortcut not working.

Shortcut:

Code:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden "& ""D:\Backup\Common\App_Launcher\System_2\EmptyRecycleBin.ps1"""

If this code is run inside Powershell.ise, it works, but not with the shortcut:

Code:

$title    = 'Empty Recycle Bin'
$question = 'About to empty recycle bin and delete recent files, do you want to proceed?'

$choices = New-Object Collections.ObjectModel.Collection[Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription]
$choices.Add((New-Object Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription -ArgumentList '&Yes'))
$choices.Add((New-Object Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription -ArgumentList '&No'))

$decision = $Host.UI.PromptForChoice($title, $question, $choices, 1)
if ($decision -eq 0) {
   # Empty Recycle Bin
    Clear-RecycleBin -Force

    Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer    # explorer restarts without any help.

    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1

    # Remove ghost itmes from Desktop.
    Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*.* -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false
    Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*.* -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false
} else {
    Write-Host 'cancelled'
}

If only this code is used, the shortcut works:

Code:

   # Empty Recycle Bin
    Clear-RecycleBin -Force

    Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer    # explorer restarts without any help.

    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1

    # Remove ghost itmes from Desktop.
    Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*.* -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false
    Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*.* -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false

The following shortcut works at my end:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "E:\Folder\EmptyRecycleBin.ps1"

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.746]
(c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Matthew_Wai>PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "E:\Folder\EmptyRecycleBin.ps1"

Empty Recycle Bin
About to empty recycle bin and delete recent files, do you want to proceed?
[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is "N"):

Matthew Wai said:

The following shortcut works at my end:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "E:\Folder\EmptyRecycleBin.ps1"

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.746]
(c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Matthew_Wai>PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "E:\Folder\EmptyRecycleBin.ps1"

Empty Recycle Bin
About to empty recycle bin and delete recent files, do you want to proceed?
[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is "N"):

Thanks Matthew Wai, that works