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Microsoft has replaced the long standing command prompt with PowerShell, which puts .NET at the top of the agenda even though it isn't as loved elsewhere in Windows. Windows has long had a problem ...

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For when regular Command Prompt isn't enough.

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Solutions provider takeaway: This chapter excerpt offers information on PowerShell commands, uses, features, enhancements and command types in Windows Server 2008 R2. PowerShell can help solutions ...

Rich Turner, a senior program manager at Microsoft, has taken to Twitter to practically beg people to move away from Cmd to PowerShell. Why? Well Cmd is an ancient hangover from the days of MS-DOS, ...

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For serious work in the console, few utilities (if any) can match the prowess of Take Command. It’s not cheap, but for command line jockeys, the savings in time and errors are worth the price. Serious ...