Pretty simple—the first thing we need to do is get PowerShell opened up to start using it. The PowerShell console is installed by default in all recent versions of Windows, so you can run it from the Start menu, pin it to the Desktop, or access it in any way that you normally open any application.
Since I tend to prefer using my keyboard for everything, the way that I normally open PowerShell is to hold down the WinKey and press R in order to open a Run prompt, type the word powershell, and press Enter:
As you can see, since I am logged into an administrative account on my server, my PowerShell prompt has been opened with ...
