If you’ve ever opened a command-line window on Windows and wondered which tool you should be using, you’re not alone. Between ...

This command is useful for those who want to retrieve information about processes running either on the local computer or on a remote server. Running the command fetches details like the name of the ...

PowerShell replaces Command Prompt (aka, “cmd.exe”) in the WIN + X menu, in File Explorer’s File menu, and in the context menu that appears when you shift-right-click the whitespace in File ...

Windows 11 comes with a command line tool dubbed Windows Terminal. Designed to launch a PowerShell command prompt, Windows Terminal offers a few enhancements over the traditional command prompt.

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.

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, ...

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 ...

Take Command 14 is a $100 utility (30-day free trial) that proves the Windows command line really doesn’t have to feel this ancient or be this complex.

On Jan. 17, 2018, Microsoft's Scott Hanselman asked Visual Studio developers if they would like a PowerShell prompt with pre-set PATH and Environment variables baked right into the IDE. They said yes.