Scripting is often seen as something only IT admins do to lengthen their coffee breaks, but home users can benefit from ...

On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a ...

Microsoft Windows' PowerShell tool is a powerful scripting and administration environment that's largely replaced the traditional Windows command line, which dates back to MS-DOS. You can start a ...

Command-line utilities were built with these streams in mind. PowerShell, on the other hand, understands these streams but has its own as well. When invoking command-line utilities from PowerShell, ...

Crescendo amplifies the command-line experience of the original tool to include object output for the PowerShell pipeline, privilege elevation, and integrated help information.

In 2006, Windows Script Host (WSH) and the Command Prompt shell got a new sibling when Microsoft released a completely new environment called Windows PowerShell. PowerShell has some similarities ...

You also see the results right away. PowerShell is actually built as a drop-in replacement for Cmd. It runs all the same command-line tools and has most of the same built-in commands.

Windows 8.1 brought a few changes to the handy Win+X menu, including a new Shut Down option and the addition of PowerShell shortcuts. If you're more of a command prompt user, though, you can bring ...

Many tasks are executed through Command Prompt and Powershell in Windows, including managing internet settings. In this article, I will show you how to disable a WiFi connection using Command ...

Build 14971 says goodbye to the classic paint program and puts PowerShell up front instead of the command prompt.