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 ...

PowerShell is officially replacing the CMD.EXE command prompt as the default command shell in Windows as of the next upcoming big Redstone 2 aka Creator’s Build update, as confirmed by Dona Sarkar, ...

Microsoft on Thursday announced the "general availability" commercial release of PowerShell Crescendo. PowerShell Crescendo is a new installable module that's used to wrap various "native" utility ...

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 the ...

Make sure to save your work on any of the distros you are working on as it will close when you restart the WSL service. You can start WSL again by clicking on the application icon on the Desktop or ...

Given that there have been some security fiascos around VBScript, Microsoft was determined not to get burned again. So, by default PowerShell is one of the most secure Microsoft scripting products.

Hints of what’s to come in next spring’s Windows 10 Creators Update just keep on coming. Microsoft recently released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14971, which integrates Paint 3D, turns your ...