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Windows Terminal is a consolidation of various command-line utilities such as Windows PowerShell, PowerShell, Command Prompt, etc. It lets you use more than one command-line utility at a time from a ...

First released in 2006, Microsoft PowerShell is a scripting language designed specifically for Windows. It has many uses, from troubleshooting your machine to automating everyday tasks. The latest ...

As a Windows system administrator, you constantly perform many routine tasks in an effort to manage, maintain, and support your Windows environment. Occasionally the need will arise to create a script ...

Power users of Windows 11 may want to access their applications quicker by bypassing the Start Menu. The Shell command and some insider knowledge makes that possible. Whether you are running Windows ...

And, assuming "Program2 -t" outputs "chicken" your script would be the equivalent of "Program1 -q chicken" How can I duplicate this in DOS scripting or other windows scripting? (Windows 7, FWIW) ...