[JENKINS-58529] Powershell Pipeline Hangs when dontKillMe feature has been activated

The powershell call from a Jenkins pipeline script do not return when the script is preventing the ProcessTreeKiller to kill all processes.

https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/ProcessTreeKiller

stage ('call powershell') {	

  powershell (". .\\my_powershell_script.ps1")

  println("jenkins never return")

}

 

# my_powershell_script.ps1 content

$ENV:BUILD_ID="dontKillMe"

$ENV:JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE="dontKillMe"

Regards, Éric.

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Originally reported by ericlouvard, imported from: Powershell Pipeline Hangs when dontKillMe feature has been activated

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): durable-task-plugin
  
• label(s): dontKillMe, powershell
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-09
  

Raw content of original issue

The powershell call from a Jenkins pipeline script do not return when the script is preventing the ProcessTreeKiller to kill all processes.


https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/ProcessTreeKiller




stage ('call powershell') {	

  powershell (". .\\my_powershell_script.ps1")

  println("jenkins never return")

}





 



# my_powershell_script.ps1 content

$ENV:BUILD_ID="dontKillMe"

$ENV:JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE="dontKillMe"





Regards, Éric.

environment

```
Jenkins: 2.185

durable-task-plugin: 1.30

slave: Windows-Server 2016
```