Right-click on your desktop → New → Shortcut
For location, enter: powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\Your\welcome_commander.ps1"
Name it "Launch Elite Dangerous" or whatever you wish
You can also assign a custom icon by right-clicking the shortcut → Properties → Change Icon
| # Launch Elite Dangerous and Companion Programs | |
| # Steam AppID for Elite Dangerous | |
| $steamGameAppID = "359320" | |
| # Elite Dangerous companion programs | |
| # Note: Your installation path(s) may vary! | |
| $program1 = "D:\Program Files (x86)\EDMarketConnector\EDMarketConnector.exe" | |
| $program2 = "D:\Program Files\EDCoPilot\EDCoPilot.exe" | |
| $program3 = "D:\Program Files\Elite Dangerous Odyssey Materials Helper Launcher\Elite Dangerous Odyssey Materials Helper Launcher.exe" | |
| $program4 = "D:\Program Files\covas-next\COVAS NEXT.exe" | |
| # Start the Steam game | |
| Write-Host "Launching Elite Dangerous..." | |
| Start-Process -FilePath "steam://rungameid/$steamGameAppID" | |
| # Launch the 4 additional programs asynchronously | |
| Write-Host "Launching companion programs..." | |
| Start-Process -FilePath $program1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| Start-Process -FilePath $program2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| Start-Process -FilePath $program3 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| Start-Process -FilePath $program4 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| Write-Host "All programs launched successfully!" | |
| # Exit and close the PowerShell window | |
| exit |