Prior parts in these series such as PowerShell ISE will do *everything* (though some assembly may be required!) and PowerShell ISE (or legacy) will do *everything* (and it's really easy to start!) and PowerShell ISE will do *everything* (IF YOU LET IT!) all have some things in common.
They are all relevant.
They are all useful.
This fourth part of the series is the veriform appendix, whose only reason for being is masochists who are so sure that Windows 8 is more intuitive that they laugh at those easy shotcuts, certain that the intuitive Windows 8 user interface will make it all easier.
This part is to knock the wind out of their sails a bit....
To start, we'll go back to Windows 7, which was pretty intuitive here:
See how all four options are right on the Start Menu?
Windows 8 got rid of that.
So if you search for PowerShell in apps, you do get one relevant hit:
Unfortunately, it lies when it shows that image.
It launches the legacy PowerShell.
The one with the default Raster Fonts setting that corrupts so well.
Crap. And other four letter words.
It turns out we have to go to the Control Panel (which means it won't work on ARM, or on the non-Pro Surface.
Sigh. And other four letter words.
At least we can find the Control Panel!
Cool! And other four letter words (not all four letter words are bad!()
We dig into the control panel a bit.
System and Security? That sounds good.
Let's try it:
There we go!
Administrative Tools!
That's where we hid the PowerShell treasures!
Just pick either PoweerShell ISE (try not to pay attention to the missing fourth option on the list -- since you aren't supposed to use it anyway!).
We made it!
To the Integrated scipting Environment!
Of course the ones who used those dreaded easy shortcuts got there days ago!
Plus I doubt your ever would have found it without my bread crumbs! :-)