What is power shell? I tried googling it, and Wikipedia gave me a less than helpful response.
Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jun 2017, at 2:41 am, Randy Barnett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes you can.you dont need to spell out hybrination -H will do. >> On 6/22/2017 8:54 PM, Audiobookfan wrote: >> Thanks for the response. So, I gather it's accessible with JAWS. Will it >> still run programs like the Command Prompt does? Specifically, If I want to >> turn off hibernation, I was instructed to run the following command in the >> Command Prompt: >> >> powercfg.exe /hibernation off >> >> When I upgraded to Windows 10 Creators edition, it substituted Power Shell >> for Command Prompt in the windows-x menu and I'm wondering if I can just use >> the Power Shell for that or if I need to switch back to Command Prompt. >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> >>> On 6/22/2017 8:44 PM, JM Casey wrote: >>> Powershell is pretty cool. There is the GUI version, whose name I have >>> forgotten, but I don't know how accessible that one is. But the >>> command-oriented PS isdefinitely usable and you can do some neat tricks with >>> it. I'm definitely still learning. . I may not be a system admin but I >>> recently used it to create a small script to generate randomised lists of >>> files from specific folders, namely, my local film collection, so that my >>> girlfriend and I could end up with a new flick to watch each night. You can >>> use it to get info about your network and perform other tasks. You can >>> install and uninstall apps just by entering in instructions from the command >>> line. I guess if you aren't interested in this sort of thing it's not that >>> advantageous. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jason White >>> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:02 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Power Shell vs Command Prompt >>> >>> PowerShell is newer and much more capable. It is definitely accessible with >>> JAWS. I've set it as the default. >>> >>> Command Prompt is much older (similar to the old DOS shell). It isn't a >>> serious system administration tool as PowerShell is. >>> >>> Audiobookfan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> What's the difference between Power Shell and Command Prompt in Windows >>> 10? >>>> Are both accessible with JAWS 18? >>>> >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
