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+# From http://ps1.soapyfrog.com/2007/01/22/running-pipelines-in-the-background/
+# Copyright © 2006-2009 Adrian Milliner
+param(
+    [scriptblock] $script,  # scriptblock to run
+    [switch] $inconsole      # don't create a new window
+)
+
+# break out of the script on any errors
+trap { break }
+
+# encode the script to pass to the child process...
+$encodedString = [convert]::ToBase64String(
+    [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes([string] $script))
+
+# create a new process
+$p = new-object System.Diagnostics.Process
+
+# create a startinfo object for the process
+$si = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+$si.WorkingDirectory = $pwd
+
+if ($inconsole)
+{ 
+    $si.UseShellExecute = $false
+}
+Else
+{
+    $si.UseShellExecute = $true
+}
+
+# set up the command and arguments to run
+$si.FileName = (get-command powershell.exe).Definition
+$si.Arguments = "-encodedCommand $encodedString"
+
+# and start the powershell process
+[diagnostics.process]::Start($si)