# DFU Mode Trigger / Force via PowerShell
**URL:** https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-trigger-force-via-powershell/44330
**Category:** Project Share
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-trigger-force-via-powershell/44330 "2018-10-04T02:18:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@AJBarry](https://community.particle.io/u/AJBarry)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-trigger-force-via-powershell/44330/1 "2018-10-04T02:18:02Z")
Just a super quick share here, but for those using Windows/PowerShell environments I wrote a little script to force a Particle device into DFU mode via serial connect at baud 14400.
```auto
$scom = [System.IO.Ports.SerialPort]::getportnames()
$port = new-Object System.IO.Ports.SerialPort $scom,14400,None,8,one
$port.open()
$port.close()
```
Connect via USB and run the following in a powershell window (or save it in a goToDFU.ps1 script if you’d like)
Quicker and easier than using the buttons!
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### Author:  [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-trigger-force-via-powershell/44330/2 "2018-10-04T05:59:10Z")
Alternatively you could just use the `mode` command `mode COMx 14400` which works in both PowerShell and CMD
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### Author:  [@AJBarry](https://community.particle.io/u/AJBarry)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-trigger-force-via-powershell/44330/3 "2018-10-04T06:42:30Z")
Well that certainly is simpler!
I guess the only advantage of the PS script is it grabbing the COM for you.
Thanks ScruffR!