PowerShell trick: Execute .lnk file

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This article explains how to emulate double-clicking on a shortcut with PowerShell.

The first thing which comes to mind is Invoke-Item, so something like this will work:

Invoke-Item -Path C:\Users\Dex\Desktop\Notepad++.lnk

But there is another way of doing this using Start-Process:

Start-Process -FilePath  C:\Users\DDhami\Desktop\Notepad++.lnk

Please feel free to add any such other ways!

Cheers!