Getting started with PowerShell in Windows 7

Enabling it...

• Choose Start > All programs > Accessories > Windows Powershell
• Right-click on Window Powershell and (this is important) choose Run as Administrator
• Type and press Enter: set-executionpolicy remotesigned
• Type and press Enter when prompted: y
• Type and press Enter: exit

Running a PowerShell script

• C:\> powershell c:\pathtoshell\shellname.ps1