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| [[wp>PowerShell|PowerShell]] is Microsoft's task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on .NET. | [[wp>PowerShell|PowerShell]] is Microsoft's task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on .NET. | ||
| - | Windows PowerShell (''powershell.exe'') is built into Windows 7 and newer; and is optionally available for Windows 98 SP2 and newer.((&wikipedia_ref(PowerShell|PowerShell))) &win9x It uses .NET Framework. Its successor, PowerShell (''pwsh.exe''), previously known as PowerShell Core, aka PowerShell 6/7, is cross-platform and can be optionally installed in Windows. It uses .NET (previously known as .NET Core). | + | Windows PowerShell (''powershell.exe'') is built into Windows 7 and newer; and is optionally available for older versions of Windows.((&wikipedia_ref(PowerShell|PowerShell))) &winold It uses .NET Framework. Its successor, PowerShell (''pwsh.exe''), previously known as PowerShell Core, aka PowerShell 6/7, is cross-platform and can be optionally installed in Windows. It uses .NET (previously known as .NET Core). |
| PowerShell scripts can be directly executed, they do not need to be compiled first. | PowerShell scripts can be directly executed, they do not need to be compiled first. | ||