late in time but usefull to other: you can break a try/catch by using the "THROW" cmdlet. Have a look here: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=629df30ad10710ff73cf72f8156c18e795bd8805de3c623ed39bb0745912b7adJmltdHM9MTc2MjkwNTYwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=22e0e8f6-0860-6f57-39d0-fd8c0c606db9&psq=powershell+throw&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2ZyLWZyL3Bvd2Vyc2hlbGwvbW9kdWxlL21pY3Jvc29mdC5wb3dlcnNoZWxsLmNvcmUvYWJvdXQvYWJvdXRfdGhyb3c_dmlldz1wb3dlcnNoZWxsLTcuNQ