When writing PowerShell scripts, in a perfect world, we'd all just use cmdlets and functions. After all, the batch file days are behind us! Unfortunately, that's not always possible or even the best ...

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 Windows ...

Windows 11 provides a rich GUI, but it also supports various command line interfaces (CLIs) through a modern Terminal app.

One of the last vestiges of the old MS-DOS days, the Command Prompt, is looking like an endangered species. The latest Windows 10 preview build puts the Windows PowerShell, first introduced on Windows ...

I've always been the batch file guy wherever I go. I had a .bat script for almost every situation: cleaning a folder, temporarily zipping files, and quick server checks. I could do so much with .bat ...

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 to ...

Tech pro ThioJoe compares PowerShell and Command Prompt to clarify their differences and when each should be used.