Windows PowerShell is a new command line shell and task-based scripting technology that provides information technology (IT) administrators comprehensive control and automation of system administration tasks, increasing administrator productivity.
Windows PowerShell includes numerous system administration utilities, consistent syntax and naming conventions, and improved navigation of common management data such as the registry, certificate store, or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Windows PowerShell also includes an intuitive scripting language specifically designed for IT administration.
Supported Platforms:
- Windows XP Service Pack 2,
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1,
- Windows Server 2003 R2,
- Windows Vista,
- and Windows Server 2008.
The main advantage of PowerShell ISE is that you can work within two panes:
- one for typing commands
- and one where the output results are displayed.
- There is a third pane for editing scripts, but you can disable it, so as to have more space for the output pane.