PowerShell command makes windows loop

Question

I've installed today, the Screenfetcher module for Windows - as follows:

PS D:\INSTALKI\ScreenFetch>  Find-Module -Repository Local
Version    Name                                Repository           Description

1.0.2      windows-screenfetch                 Local                Powershell port of the Bash Screenshot Information Tool

PS C:\> Get-Command -Module windows-screenfetch

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Function        Screenfetch                                        0.0        windows-screenfetch

Then I have created script: screenfetch.bat with such entry:

C:\>type "C:\Program Files\ScreenFetch\screenfetch.bat"
@echo off
echo.
PowerShell.exe -command screenfetch

Then I've added path: C:\Program Files\ScreenFetch to the windows variable PATH to run this script directly from a command line with command: screenfetch

But every time when I'm running command: screenfetch - then loop is starting and command is not executed.

But if I rename the script C:\Program Files\ScreenFetch\screenfetch.bat to any other name - example: C:\Program Files\ScreenFetch\dupa.bat - then script is executing properly:

C:\>"Program Files\ScreenFetch\dupa.bat"
                     ....::::       Marcin@Laptop
             ....::::::::::::       OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    ....:::: ::::::::::::::::       Kernel: 10.0.19044

....:::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Uptime: 0d 5h 50m 44s
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Motherboard: LENOVO 20FMS05K2D
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Shell: PowerShell 5.1.19041.1682
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Resolution: 1920 x 1080
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Window Manager: DWM
................ ................       Font: Segoe UI
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       GPU Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
:::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       RAM: 9278MB / 16205 MB (57%)
'''':::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::       Disk C: 130GB / 194GB (67%)
        '''':::: ::::::::::::::::       Disk D: 717GB / 753GB (95%)
                 ''''::::::::::::
                         ''''::::

Does anybody know why the loop is generating? What is wrong with the same PowerShell and CMD script name?

I would be grateful for any advice.

Here you can find proper output screenshot: https://ibb.co/jMZHD76 — Marcin, Dec 07 '22 at 15:22
Please don't use comments to add information. [Edit] your question instead. Copy&paste text to your question as text and format it as a code block instead of showing a screenshot. Please do not upload images of code/data/errors. — Bodo, Dec 07 '22 at 15:42
What does where screenfetch show when your screenfetch.bat exists and when you have renamed it to dupa.bat? I'm not sure about PowerShell, but AFAIK Windows searches command extensions in the order of variable PATHEXT, so it might find your script screenfetch.bat before the real screenfetch command. — Bodo, Dec 07 '22 at 15:55
I'm not a Windows guy and my knowledge may be fragmentary, therefore just a comment. When a command is issued (…), the operating system will first look for an executable file in the current folder, if not found it will scan %PATH% to find it.. When specify a command without extension, Windows tries few possibilities (traditionally .exe, .bat, .com). I guess the first working guess for screenfetch in your script is screenfetch.bat in the current directory, so the script, hence the loop. Linux is different. :) — Kamil Maciorowski, Dec 07 '22 at 17:50

PowerShell command makes windows loop

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