[JENKINS-59872] Allow Poweshell Stage Steps to run without -noprofile

Powershell steps are executed with the -noprofile powershell option.

This is not always desired. In our case we add setup and configuration tasks to the default profile. A workaround if to add ". $profile" at the beginning of each powershell step but this adds overhead to all steps and is a maintenance burden.

Additionally, the powershell plugin for jenkins doesn't use -noprofile, so it would be good to preserve that behaviour to make the switch to the jenkins pipeline seemless.

 

Suggestion:

Make the hardcoded command line to powershell configurable globally, so that  a "use default profile" global checkbox can drive this behaviour.

 

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Originally reported by sebastian_sl, imported from: Allow Poweshell Stage Steps to run without -noprofile

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): durable-task-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 2025-12-09
  

Raw content of original issue

Powershell steps are executed with the -noprofile powershell option.


This is not always desired. In our case we add setup and configuration tasks to the default profile. A workaround if to add ". $profile" at the beginning of each powershell step but this adds overhead to all steps and is a maintenance burden.


Additionally, the powershell plugin for jenkins doesn't use -noprofile, so it would be good to preserve that behaviour to make the switch to the jenkins pipeline seemless.


 


Suggestion:


Make the hardcoded command line to powershell configurable globally, so that  a "use default profile" global checkbox can drive this behaviour.


 

environment

```
Jenkins ver: 2.176.2

OS: Windows Server 16

Pipeline plugin: 2.4
```