Getting Started with PowerShell - PowerShell 101 — by Microsoft Learn
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A first chapter for new PowerShell users: where to find and how to launch it, running it as administrator only when needed, checking your version and what execution policy does.
Quick steps
- Search for PowerShell in the Start menu
- Launch Windows PowerShell
- Right-click and choose Run as administrator only when required
- Check your version with $PSVersionTable
Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.
Source: Getting Started with PowerShell - PowerShell 101 by Microsoft Learn. Licence: Link only (©).
- Source reviewed
- 2026-11-02
- Link checked
- 2026-11-02
- Tested hands-on
- Not by Oddbyte.Me