powershell
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Personalization Add or Remove "Open PowerShell window here" Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Open PowerShell window here" context menu for all users in Windows 11. Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows... -
Personalization Add "Edit or Run with" to PS1 File Context Menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11. A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell. The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for... -
Privacy and Security Change PowerShell Script Execution Policy in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to set the PowerShell script execution policy for the current user, local machine, or current process in Windows 10 and Windows 11. PowerShell's execution policy is a safety feature that controls the conditions under which PowerShell loads... -
General Complete List of Environment Variables in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you a complete list of default environment variables that can be used to reference standard directories and parameters in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Environment variables are a set of dynamic named values that can affect the way running processes will behave on a... -
Accounts Add Run as administrator to Context Menu of PS1 Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as administrator context menu item for .ps1 files for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows runs desktops apps and application files (ex: .bat, .cmd, .exe, and .msc file types) in user mode by default without elevated... -
Apps Check PowerShell Version in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to check the current version of PowerShell in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT... -
General PowerShell - Create a Menu
When making a PowerShell script to do multiple, optional tasks, it is practical to use a menu to let user to select what to do. There are several methods to create a PS menu. In this tutorial, I will show how to create a simple menu using a so called Do - While loop, which performs tasks until... -
General PowerShell - using Out-GridView tables
Out-Gridview is in my opinion one of the most practical PowerShell cmdlets. As all PS cmdlets, it has the same verb-noun syntax: do this (verb) with that (noun). Out-GridView simply tells PS to send command output to a grid view table. The power of Out-GridView cmdlet comes from its optional...