Let’s assume your default startup profile is set as Command Prompt, but you want to open Windows PowerShell. At such a moment, you can use the context menu option to open Windows PowerShell in ...

An elevated PowerShell prompt will now open. You can tell it is elevated as the starting directory will be C:\Windows\System32 and the window title will be 'Administrator: Windows PowerShell'.

Mac and Linux users can now download PowerShell from Github. There are versions available for Windows 10, Windows 10 Server, Windows 8, Mac OS X 10.11, Ubuntu, and CentOS.

Linux developers can now run much of the same software on a Windows desktop, and Windows developers can use PowerShell to script Linux servers. But don’t expect an open-source Windows any time soon.

Advanced PowerShell functions Basic functions can handle straightforward tasks, but advanced functions are the better choice for more complex needs. Advanced functions build on the foundation of basic ...

Microsoft today announced that PowerShell has entered the open source community and versions for both Linux and Mac are now available. The long-awaited move, which promises to broaden the use of ...

The news that PowerShell was going open source broke on Thursday, but this development comes as a result of Microsoft’s efforts to expand beyond the PC spanning a matter of years. First, the ...