Microsoft Replaces Command Prompt with PowerShell in Latest Windows 10 Build (softpedia.com)

Bogdan Popa, writing for Softpedia:The latest Windows 10 insider build brings a change that puts the Windows PowerShell in the spotlight, as it replaces the super-popular Command Prompt in some essential parts of the operating system. Command Prompt has been around for as long as we can remember, but starting with Windows 10 build 14971, Microsoft is trying to make PowerShell the main command shell in the operating system. As a result, PowerShell officially replaces the Command Prompt in the Win + X menu, so when you right-click the Start menu, you'll only be allowed to launch the more powerful app. Additionally, in File Explorer's File menu and in the context menu that appears when pressing Shift + right-click in any folder, the old Command Prompt will no longer be available. Typing cmd in the run dialog will launch PowerShell as well, so Microsoft has made a significant step towards phasing out the traditional Command Prompt.

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Re:Don't forget...

[Pseudonymous Powers]

or you set it globally, once, and you're done with it

Interesting, if true. However: command text or it didn't happen.

To be honest, I've never messsed with PowerShell much, because previously, cmd, you know, was there, and, you know, works fine.

Re:Don't forget...

[lgw]

Usable!

Now MS has reached the level of usability of naming commands intuitive things like "grep", only with lots more typing.