Using GPEDIT or REGEDIT, make Windows run PowerShell scripts first at logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown before the OS runs other scripts.

PowerShell is a command-line tool designed by Microsoft to run commands and scripts to change settings and automate tasks. In a way, it’s similar to Command Prompt.

PowerShell provides its own command line interface where you can type PowerShell commands or start more complex scripts. To enter this interface, type "powershell.exe" in the Windows run area of ...

Windows makes it possible to schedule PowerShell scripts to run at a predetermined time. The mechanism of choice for automating PowerShell scripts is the Windows Task Scheduler.

With the "sleep 60" command, the script pings at 63 seconds, then 65 seconds later, then 62 seconds later, and so on. After 24 hours, the whole script has drifted forward by 2 or 3 minutes.

Windows Terminal changes that by letting you run multiple tabs in a single, streamlined window—whether you're toggling between PowerShell scripts or a Linux shell.

Here's a look at the Invoke-Command cmdlet and how it will be extended in Windows Server 2016.

Command-line utilities were built with these streams in mind. PowerShell, on the other hand, understands these streams but has its own as well. When invoking command-line utilities from PowerShell, ...