If you’ve used the Windows command line,or ever futzed with a BAT file, you’re ready to learn PowerShell

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Amazingly powerful and easy to catch on. InfoWorld
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I love the fact that PowerShell let me remove virtually all of the crappy pre-installed Windows store apps from my Windows 8.1 Pro desktop and my Windows 10 tablet. Don’t miss them one bit.

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Malware writers are certainly making use of it!

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Not to start an argument, but even though removing the MS Store Apps is appealing to some, there are still some of these Apps which can be very useful.

I use two news and weather Store Apps, even on my “desktop” NUC. And I couldn’t set up my Screenvbeam Miracast receivers without the Configurator App from the Store. So some Apps do have their uses.

But getting a Local Account to even log into a two-factor MS Account just to update the Store Apps is a pain in the neck! And each User Account has to do this updating separately even on the same PC or tablet. Yeesh!

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I am amazed by the lack of interest for PowerShell here. It is probably because it does not have a major role in Windows 7 and most readers are still on Windows 7, but it becomes more and more useful in Windows 8 and higher. Not to mention the server products.
Highly recommended reading for everyone, especially that it is somehow at a basic level, suitable for everyone.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3126427/microsoft-windows/go-pro-the-power-users-guide-to-powershell.html

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FYI- If you download WMF 5 to a network location and try and install from there, you will get an error message that Windows can’t find the path. Download or move the file to your local machine and then it will install with no issues.

I just ran into this issue on a Win 7 machine.

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Odd!

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Yes it is. I thought my download was corrupted. Most home users will not run into this issue but for those that do, you are welcome.

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Don’t be amazed; most people aren’t into heavy-duty programming, and don’t want to invest the time to learn it. Heck, back in the day, a lot of people couldn’t write DOS batch files.
I had to write the files for them.

I think that PowerShell programming, while more powerful, is more complicated than batch file programming.

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