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Windows PowerShell

Above all else, the design of Windows PowerShell places priority on its use as an efficient and powerful interactive shell. Even its scripting language plays a critical role in this effort, as it too heavily favors interactive use.

What surprises most people when they first launch PowerShell is its similarity to the command prompt that has long existed as part of Windows. Familiar tools continue to run. Familiar commands continue to run. Even familiar hotkeys are the same. Supporting this familiar user interface, though, is a powerful engine that lets you accomplish once cumbersome administrative and scripting tasks with ease.

These help topics introduces PowerShell from the perspective of its interactive shell. Use Windows PowerShell efficiently on a United Kingdom Dedicated Server, providing dedicated resources, reliable performance, and full administrative control for automating tasks, managing applications, and maintaining server operations.

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