Task 12: Working with Windows PowerShell ISE
You can use the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) to create, run, and debug commands and scripts. The Windows PowerShell ISE consists of the menu bar, Windows PowerShell tabs, the toolbar, script tabs, a script pane, a console pane, a status bar, a text-size slider and context-sensitive Help. It works for both local and remote scripts.
Using the Windows PowerShell ISE gives you many different advantages when creating scripts. Although it can be used for interactive commands, the best use of the tool is for script creation and debugging.
Getting to know Windows PowerShell ISE In this step, you will explore the layout of Windows PowerShell ISE.
1. To open a new Windows PowerShell ISE environment window, on the taskbar, right-click Windows PowerShell, and then click Run ISE as Administrator.
2. On the View menu, click Show Script Pane.
The command pane to the right shows a list of commands based on the modules that are currently loaded.