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[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Drawing');
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Windows.Forms');
$filename = 'C:\Users\Administrator\Pictures\background-logo-1024.png';
$file = get-item($filename);
$img = [System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile($file);
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage($img);
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mkanet commented Feb 16, 2019 •
edited

FromFile method keeps $file locked until it's released from memory. Add the below line to the end of the script, if necessary to release the file.

$img.Dispose()

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