NotoriousBiagi
8/22/2016 - 10:02 PM

PowerShell Commands

PowerShell Commands

###Update Your Security Policy

Navigate to the following path: C:\Windows\System32

Open a PowerShell session within this directory.
Enter gpupdate to update the security policy on your device.

Try This: gpupdate

Updating Policy...
User Policy update has completed successfully.
Computer Policy update has completed successfully.

Navigate to the target directory.

Preface a target file with .\ and provide the file name followed by .ps1.

Example: .\hfjUI.ps1

##################
#### START UP ####
##################

Write-Host "`tHello, welcome back.`n"

###########################
#### POWERSHELL CONFIG ####
###########################

# 'PS: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS> '
function prompt {"PS: $(get-date)> "}

# Default initial location
Set-Location C:\Users\abiagi001\Desktop

# Reset $HOME variable
Remove-Variable -Force HOME
Set-Variable HOME "C:\Users\abiagi001\Desktop"

# Reset ~ directory
$provider = get-psprovider filesystem
$provider.Home = $HOME

################################
#### CONSOLE CONFIGURATIONS ####
################################

$console = $host.UI.RawUI
$console.ForegroundColor = "white"
$console.BackgroundColor = "black"

######################
#### WINDOW TITLE ####
######################

# Default title
$host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant”

# Set new title at the command line
function NEW-WINDOW-TITLE
 {
   $host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = $args[0]
 }

# Abbreviation of new title command
NEW-ALIAS wt NEW-WINDOW-TITLE

################################
#### LAUNCHING APPLICATIONS ####
################################

# Shortcut to launch file in it's default app
NEW-ALIAS go START-PROCESS

# Shortcut for gvim
NEW-ALIAS vi 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim74\gvim.exe'

# Shortcut for new PowerShell window
function power
 {
   Invoke-Item C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
 }

Open Windows Explorer at Current Directory

ii .

explorer .

Check for a PowerShell profile

New-Item -Path $Profile -Type File -Force

Edit PowerShell profile

notepad $Profile Default text editor

vi $Profile Gvim preferred