Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language; it is designed specifically for system administrators and power-users, to rapidly automate the administration of multiple operating systems (Linux, macOS, Unix, and Windows) and the processes related to the applications that run on those operating systems.
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List of Top 10 PowerShell windows 10 commands:-
1. List Drives using PowerShell:-
With PowerShell, you are easily able to list drives in your Windows PC, use below command
get-psdrive -psprovider filesystem
2. Generate List of Windows Services using PowerShell:-
You can easily generate a list of Windows Services using PowerShell with below commands
Get-Service | Where Status -eq “Running” | Out-GridView
Get-Service | Where Status -eq “Stopped” | Out-GridView
3. Create a System Image using Powershell:-
You can easily create a System image with below PowerShell Command
wbadmin start backup-backup target: E:-include: C:-quit-allCritical
4. Backup Windows Drivers using PowerShell:-
You can easily backup Windows 10 drivers backup with PowerShell by using the below command
To “view all installed drivers” on your Windows 10 PC.
Get-WindowsDriver -online -All
Now again enter the below command to take the backup.
Export-WindowsDriver -online -Destination E:\DriverBackup
Your command will be the same, only Provide your Drive letter instead of E driver and provide your folder name, whatever you want.
5. Uninstall Universal Apps for Single User Account in Windows 10:-
Use below command to find all package installed in your PC
Get-Appxpackage
and enter below command to remove universal apps
Remove-AppxPackage <PackageFullName> -confirm
6. Generate Disabled Features list in Windows PowerShell:-
To generate a list of the disabled features on your Windows 10 computer, open an elevated PowerShell console, type the following command and hit Enter:
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | ? state -eq ‘disabled’ | select featurename | sort -Descending
7. Find Windows System Uptime:-
You can easily find out System up-time with PowerShell,
Open the Powershell by search PowerShell in the start menu and enter the below command:-
(get-date) – (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime
8. Check Out Developer Mode is enabled or No:-
Open the Powershell and enter below command
show-windowsdeveloperlicensergistration
9. Reinstall default build-in Windows 10 Apps:-
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
10.Scan for Malware Threats using Powershell:-
if you want to run a quick scan, you’ll use the command:
Start-MpScan -ScanType QuickScan
If you want to run a full scan, you’ll use the command:
Start-MpScan -ScanType FullScan
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