&chcp.com 65001 > $null $exec_wrapper_str = $input | Out-String $split_parts = $exec_wrapper_str.Split(@("`0`0`0`0"), 2, [StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) If (-not $split_parts.Length -eq 2) { throw "invalid payload" } Set-Variable -Name json_raw -Value $split_parts[1] $exec_wrapper = [ScriptBlock]::Create($split_parts[0]) &$exec_wrapper