PowerShell 5.1 output character encoding varies by command: Only WriteAllText produces UTF-8 without BOM, and Japanese in .ps1 files without BOM causes the n…

PowerShell 5.1, which is included in Windows, uses different character encodings depending on the command used to write files ...
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I found PowerShell's pipeline does what batch files can't and I stopped using CMD

I've always been the batch file guy wherever I go. I had a .bat script for almost every situation: cleaning a folder, temporarily zipping files, and quick server checks. I could do so much with .bat ...
eTeknix

Goodbye CMD.EXE: Latest Windows 10 Update Replaces Command Prompt with PowerShell

PowerShell is officially replacing the CMD.EXE command prompt as the default command shell in Windows as of the next upcoming big Redstone 2 aka Creator’s Build update, as confirmed by Dona Sarkar, ...
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Organize cmd, PowerShell and bash sessions with ConEmu

Managing your Windows command prompts has been getting more complicated recently. A regular command window here; PowerShell there; maybe another, only elevated; update to Windows 10 Anniversary ...
techtarget

Build your PowerShell command cheat sheet with these basics

You've probably dabbled in PowerShell, but there are some tips that can help make scripting easier and quicker. If you build up a PowerShell command cheat sheet, you can reduce the need to memorize ...
XDA Developers

6 ways PowerShell is better than Command Prompt

Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, ...
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The first thing I did on my new Windows PC was run this PowerShell command

This PowerShell script does a few things your PC manufacturer or Microsoft doesn't want to be done!
Computerworld

Introduction to Windows PowerShell

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 ...
Network World

Microsoft is replacing the CMD prompt with PowerShell

One of the last vestiges of the old MS-DOS days, the Command Prompt, is looking like an endangered species. The latest Windows 10 preview build puts the Windows PowerShell, first introduced on Windows ...