I want one desktop shortcut to run three PowerShell commands sequentially: enable my GPU device, wait for that operation to finish, disable it, and then enable it again. I already have separate shortcuts that work independently, but I'm not sure how to combine them into one reliable sequence. The device instance ID is `PCIVEN_1002&DEV_73DF&SUBSYS_52101849&REV_C56&399090B&0&00000019`. The commands use `Enable-PnpDevice` and `Disable-PnpDevice` with confirmation disabled. This is a workaround for recurring GPU crashes, so the shortcut may need to run with administrator privileges.
2 Answers
Put the commands in a PowerShell script rather than trying to chain separate shortcut targets. Save this as something like `Reset-Gpu.ps1` and run the shortcut as administrator:
```powershell
$deviceId = 'PCIVEN_1002&DEV_73DF&SUBSYS_52101849&REV_C56&399090B&0&00000019'
Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId $deviceId -Confirm:$false
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
Disable-PnpDevice -InstanceId $deviceId -Confirm:$false
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId $deviceId -Confirm:$false
```
Set the shortcut target to:
```text
C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:PathToReset-Gpu.ps1"
```
Open the shortcut’s Properties, choose Advanced, and enable “Run as administrator.” The device-management cmdlets generally require elevation.
You can also place the commands in a `.bat` file and call PowerShell once, but a `.ps1` script is cleaner and makes the order explicit. If you use a batch file, the important part is to invoke PowerShell with a single command string and separate the commands with semicolons. Make sure the batch file or its shortcut is launched as administrator; otherwise the enable and disable operations may fail silently or return an access-denied error.
That explains why my individual shortcuts worked inconsistently. I’ll use the script approach and run the shortcut elevated.
Adding a short delay between operations is useful here. Without it, Windows may still be processing the first device state change when the next command starts.