# Run Power Shell Command

> `UiPath.AmazonWebServices.Activities.RunPowerShellCommand`

`UiPath.AmazonWebServices.Activities.RunPowerShellCommand`

## Description

Runs a PowerShell command on an EC2 instance.

## Project compatibility

Windows - Legacy | Windows | Cross-platform

## Configuration

### Input

* **Instance** - Specifies the instance on which the operation needs to be performed.
* **Commands** - Specifies the commands that need to be run or the paths to the existing scripts on the instance. This field supports only strings and `String` variables.
* **WorkingDirectory** - Specifies the path to the working directory on the instance. This field supports only strings and `String` variables.
* **Comment** - Provides a comment about the command. This field supports only strings and `String` variables.
* **Timeout** - Specifies how long to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. If a value is not set, then the activity runs until completed.

### Output

* **CommandOutput** - Provides the results of the PowerShell command execution.
  :::note
  This activity can be used when the state of the target EC2 instance is set as `Running` and the Amazon SSM Agent service is also running. The value of **Commands** parameter can be either one or more PowerShell commands or one or more paths to existing scripts on the EC2 Instance. Multiple commands or paths should be separated by a semicolon (";"). Example 1: `"whoami; $r=""12"";echo $r"` Example 2: `"C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\ est1.ps1;C:\ est2.ps1"`
  :::