Prompts me for a Safe Mode Password and the reenter

When I add a ADDS object powershell still prompts me for a Safe Mode Password and the reenter even thought I have the code below.
Where am I going wrong?
$SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "E#$rty1248" -Asplaintext -Force
Install-ADDSForest `
-SafeModeAdministratorPassword $SecurePassword `

Please try it that way:
-safemodeadministratorpassword (convertto-securestring "Password1" -asplaintext -force)
However, this is highly discouraged.
Instead, I would recommend storing the obfuscated password in a file and then re-use it:
$file = "c:\pw.txt"
$pw = read-host -prompt "Password:" -assecurestring
$pw | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content $file
-safemodeadministratorpassword (Get-Content $File | ConvertTo-SecureString)
More details here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574166.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
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I have read your post on how the Windows 8.1 safe mode password does not work on your desktop computer, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
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