If you are like me, you probably switch between multiple command-line tools for your work, such as Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, and WSL for Linux workflows. Individually, these tools are ...

Make sure to save your work on any of the distros you are working on as it will close when you restart the WSL service. You can start WSL again by clicking on the application icon on the Desktop or ...

As a Windows 11 user, there might be times when you want to execute a Command Prompt action directly in a specific folder, like initiating a copy process. For more advanced stuff, you might want to ...

In 2006, Windows Script Host (WSH) and the Command Prompt shell got a new sibling when Microsoft released a completely new environment called Windows PowerShell. PowerShell has some similarities to ...

One of the last vestiges of the old MS-DOS days, the Command Prompt, is looking like an endangered species. The latest Windows 10 preview build puts the Windows PowerShell, first introduced on Windows ...

Both the Windows and Linux operating systems include applications that would be useful for either operating system. Unfortunately, to use Linux programs in Windows, you would typically need to find ...

You can use PowerShell scripts to automate various tasks in Windows and other operating systems, like organizing data, searching for files or fetching data from the Internet. You can't actually run ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is launching a new command line app for Windows, dubbed Windows Terminal ...