Is PowerShell a complete replacement for console/cmd?
Solution 1
Yes, you can mostly use all the external commands that you would use in cmd much the same way in Powershell and Powershell has equivalents for cmd internal commands like
dir
. And of course Powershell comes with whole lot of cmdlets and the power of the .Net framework.If you are on Windows 7, pin it to your taskbar and use Win + Position to start. Or just press Winkey, type powershell ( mostly it is even shorter) in the start menu and hit enter. Win + R ->
powershell
would work as well.You might have to prefer cmd when running some batch / cmd files which may not run fine in Powershell ( but I would say, better write a powershell script to do the same.). Since I have started using powershell, I have never had the need to use cmd. And of course, you can always do
cmd /c command
from Powershell.
Solution 2
Also, in Windows 8, 8.1 and 10
- Right click the task bar and click properties,
- Go to the navigation tab,
- The third check box replaces the command prompt option from the right click menu with Powershell.
(Yes I know this is an old post, thought it might be useful)
Solution 3
A notable absent command is mklink, which is an internal command.
Other internal CMD commands have either aliases or CMDLETS.
For a replacement to mklink, I'd download the Powershell Community Extensions. It provides CMDLets to replace mklink.
Also look at the answer here.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/894430/powershell-hard-and-soft-links.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Admin over 1 year
Right now I'm using the Windows console (cmd.exe) for some easy tasks (as checking my ip configuration or running some applications). But now I heard that there is PowerShell which actually is way more powerful while also keeping the old commands sothat there is no re-learning necessary.
My questions:
- Does powershell support all commands as cmd.exe does?
- How do I quickly start PowerShell? (something like Windows-Key + R -> cmd)
- Is there any case where I would favor cmd over powershell?
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jon Z over 12 years2) press Winkey, type
ise
to quickly start the powershell_ise.