PowerShell ISE on Windows Server 2008 R2

As you probably know PowerShell 2.0 is installed by default on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  PowerShell 2.0 shipped with a new feature called Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), A graphical user interface code editor. In PowerShell 2.0 you can launch ISE simply by executing ‘ise’ in the console (built-in Alias) or by clicking on its shortcut(s) in the programs menu.

However, on Windows Server 2008 you won’t be able to find it:

If you open PowerShell and type ‘ise’ you’ll get an error:

So, where exactly is it? ISE is shipped as a Windows Feature. You need to load the Server Manager module and add it with the Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet. Once the feature is added the ‘ise’ Alias will be available and new shortcuts will be placed in the programs folder.