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...
Module authors can use a manifest file for their modules (although this is not required). A manifest file is a .psd1 file that contains a hash table. The keys and values in the hash table describe the contents and attributes of the module, define the prerequisites, and determine how the components are processed. How do you know all the hash table keys? You don’t have to. PowerShell can create the file for you with the New-ModuleManifest cmdlet. New-ModuleManifest creates a new module manifest (.psd1...
