PowerShell is a powerful command-line environment that is rarely used by Windows users. So we at NeoTeo decided to teach you how to activate this action in Windows 10 when you press “Windows + X”.
This way, the Command Prompt and Command Prompt (Admin) will be replaced by PowerShell and PowerShell (Admin).
Now we'll show you how to replace the Command Prompt with PowerShell in just three steps.
Steps to Replace Command Prompt with PowerShell
- Right-click on the Windows 10 taskbar and select “Properties”.
- In the Properties window, enable the checkbox “Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell…” under the “Navigation” tab.
- Click “OK” to apply the changes.
When you press the “Windows + X” keys, you'll be able to access both PowerShell and PowerShell (Admin) in Windows 10. Just activate it as we just indicated and you'll have new benefits that developers can take full advantage of.
But if you're a regular user, PowerShell lets you insert text (using aliases) to access Unix commands, so you won't have to write that complicated code in the dialog box; you can also save typing through the tab expansion feature.
You can also access the system registry from PowerShell, browse the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) classes, and manage and configure the Windows 10 environment.
Although we already knew PowerShell from Windows Vista and 7, on Windows 10 it works very well and is a great alternative to the Command Prompt.
