By default with the Write-Progress cmdlet,
$ProgressPreference -eq “Continue” #$true
where the progress bar display (status) in a Windows PowerShell command window can be suppressed with
$ProgressPreference = “SilentlyContinue”
Note that this setting apparently works only in a regular remote RDP session but not over a PS Remoting session, a fact that the official documentation does not mention.
Hence, Write-Verbose or Write-Host may be your only options to provide a visual status indication.