使用PowerShell DSC使用GUI启动Windows进程或服务

Question

I have a Unity3D application (a simple .exe) that I'm trying to automate with PowerShell DSC. However, it seems that Unity3D cannot acquire a GPU when started as a Service or background Process, which breaks my application. When started manually via double-clicking the .exe, things work fine.

Is there a way to force DSC to show a GUI when starting a Service or Process?

Thanks!

Answer 1

DSC doesn't currently support interactive applications during the configuration. I can think of two solutions:

• Ensure that the user is logging on
  • The user logs on already for whatever reason
  • Setup the user to auto-logon during the config (and be sure to set DSC to reboot.)
    • Auto Logon setup KB
• Ensure the app runs when the user logs on:
  • Setup a scheduled task to start the app when the user logs on
    • Schedule Task cmdlet reference
      • atLogon trigger reference
  • The app is set in the registry to run when the user logs on