In PowerShell, an alias is a handy shortcut or command alternative. For example, instead of typing Get-ChildItem, you can type ls or dir. Aliases can act as a transition from other shells to ...

Now I can type "d" at a command prompt and Get-ChildItem will run. Using aliases makes working with PowerShell interactively much easier and more efficient -- although I still recommend using full ...

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 ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

To change the execution policy to run PowerShell scripts on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for ...