How to pause in PowerShell

How to pause in PowerShell

To pause execution in PowerShell, use the Start-Sleep cmdlet.

This cmdlet allows you to specify the amount of time that you want to pause for, in seconds.

Examples

Example 1: Pausing a script for 5 seconds

Here is an example of how to use the Start-Sleep cmdlet to pause execution for 5 seconds:

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

After running this command, the PowerShell script will pause for 5 seconds before continuing.

Example 2: Pause a script until a specific time

You can also use the Start-Sleep cmdlet to pause execution until a specific time. For example, the following code will pause execution until 10:00 AM:

Start-Sleep -Until 10:00:00

Example 3: Pause a script at the end

To pause a PowerShell script at the end, you can use the Read-Host cmdlet. This cmdlet allows you to prompt the user for input, and will pause the script until the user provides that input.

Here is an example of how to use the Read-Host cmdlet to pause a PowerShell script at the end:

# Run the script commands here...

# Prompt the user for input and pause the script until they provide it
$input = Read-Host "Press Enter to continue..."

In this example, the Read-Host cmdlet is used to prompt the user for input and store their response in the $input variable. The script will pause until the user presses the Enter key, at which point it will continue.

Conclusion

To pause execution in PowerShell, use the Start-Sleep cmdlet.