I am invoking a PowerShell script using the 'Execute Command' node. The script runs, but the node keeps running without stopping

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Hello,

In my workflow, I execute a PowerShell script using the ‘Execute Command’ node with the command ‘PowerShell.exe -command C:\script…\script.ps1’. Upon execution of the node, the script is correctly called and runs as expected. However, after the script finishes, the node continues to run without stopping. I am required to manually stop it.

The script works correctly when I execute it outside of n8n. The n8n interface is on the same server as the script. I do not receive any error messages.

The version of n8n is: 1.9.3.

The workflow was functioning perfectly before the addition of this node, and it has no direct impact on the rest of the workflow.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

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Hey @jean1999,

Welcome to the community :cake:

When you run the powershell script manually does it just exit or does it wait for some kind of interaction?

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Thank you for your response! No, it closes automatically, it doesn’t wait for any instruction.

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I wonder if powershell needs an extra flag because of how it is being run. Have you tried the powershell community node?

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I’m sorry, I’m new to using n8n, but I don’t see a ‘Powershell’ node. Are you suggesting to run the PowerShell script through the ‘Code’ node? Because I only see JavaScript and Python for that node.

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Hey @jean1999,

It was more of a suggestion to use @starfallprojects/n8n-nodes-powershell - npm which should do the job.

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