Figure 1. I have converted a PowerShell script into .EXE format. Figure 2 confirms that I was able to run the newly created executable file. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 2.

If you run into problems related to PowerShell closing as soon as your script runs, you can use the –NoExit argument, but this argument must be specified before the –File argument.

Click the "Startup" tab in the dialog that appears to display the programs set to run at startup. Scroll to the "Powershell Script" entry and click the check box in the file name.