feat(core): Add -Silent switch for Invoke-ExternalCommand (#5346)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - **scoop-update:** Add support for parallel syncing buckets in PowerShell 7 and improve output ([#5122](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5122))
 - **config:** Support portable config file ([#5369](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5369))
 - **bucket:** Make official buckets higher priority ([#5398](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5398))
+- **core:** Add `-Quiet` switch for `Invoke-ExternalCommand` ([#5346](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5346))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

lib/core.ps1

@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ function Invoke-ExternalCommand {
         [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "UseShellExecute")]
         [Switch]
         $RunAs,
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "UseShellExecute")]
+        [Switch]
+        $Quiet,
         [Alias("Msg")]
         [String]
         $Activity,
@@ -597,9 +600,12 @@ function Invoke-ExternalCommand {
     if ($RunAs) {
         $Process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = $true
         $Process.StartInfo.Verb = 'RunAs'
-    } else {
-        $Process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = $true
     }
+    if ($Quiet) {
+        $Process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = $true
+        $Process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = [System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle]::Hidden
+    }
+    if ($ArgumentList.Length -gt 0) {
         if ($FilePath -match '^((cmd|cscript|wscript|msiexec)(\.exe)?|.*\.(bat|cmd|js|vbs|wsf))$') {
             $Process.StartInfo.Arguments = $ArgumentList -join ' '
         } elseif ($Process.StartInfo.ArgumentList.Add) {
@@ -621,6 +627,7 @@ function Invoke-ExternalCommand {
             }
             $Process.StartInfo.Arguments = $escapedArgs -join ' '
         }
+    }
     try {
         [void]$Process.Start()
     } catch {