How to execute a powershell script within c++?

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#include <Windows.h>

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void executePowerShellScript(const char* scriptPath) {
    // Specify the command to execute PowerShell and the script path
    const char* command = "powershell.exe";
    const char* arguments = scriptPath;

    // Create the process to execute the PowerShell script
    STARTUPINFO startupInfo;
    PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo;
    ZeroMemory(&startupInfo, sizeof(startupInfo));
    ZeroMemory(&processInfo, sizeof(processInfo));

    // Start the PowerShell process
    CreateProcess(command,           // Command to execute
        (LPSTR)arguments,            // Arguments (script path)
        NULL,                        // Process handle not inheritable
        NULL,                        // Thread handle not inheritable
        FALSE,                       // Set handle inheritance to FALSE
        0,                           // No creation flags
        NULL,                        // Use parent's environment block
        NULL,                        // Use parent's starting directory 
        &startupInfo,                // Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure
        &processInfo);               // Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure

    // Close process and thread handles
    CloseHandle(processInfo.hProcess);
    CloseHandle(processInfo.hThread);
}

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int main() {
    const char* scriptPath = "C:\path\to\your\script.ps1";
    executePowerShellScript(scriptPath);
    return 0;
}