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PowerShell is more than a simple scripting language, but less than a full-blown programming language. PowerShell is a command-line shell that provides a powerful platform for performing an array of ...

Administrative Automation So, if Windows PowerShell isn't a scripting language, then what is it? I submit that Windows PowerShell 2.0 is a text-based administrative automation solution.

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This can be disabled for those who wish to continue to boot Windows 8 to the Start Screen. To add a Start Menu to Windows 8, go to the following web site and download the Classic Shell program.

Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete.

Windows 10 keeps a collection of shortcuts to system and user folders that are available to any program that knows how to specify the shell name of that folder.