Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network.

Other ways to open Command Prompt include through the Start Menu and desktop search. The most recent versions of Windows 10 have replaced Command Prompt with "PowerShell," but you can still use ...

What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.

Method 2: Open Elevated Command Prompt via Power User Menu Opening an elevated command prompt using Power User menu is applicable to Windows 8 or Windows 10 only and not available on older versions.

Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt.

You can launch multiple tabs with different windows, choose whether to open a traditional command prompt or a PowerShell window, and customize the look and functionality of the terminal window.

As you can see, I opted to remove both Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell from my Quick Links (WinX) menu. I also adjusted the Windows Terminal app settings to open PowerShell by default and ...

If you come across issues, Windows 11 lets you restart the Start menu using at least three different methods, including Task Manager, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.