How to do it...

To get a feel of using PowerShell, perform the following steps:

  1. PowerShell used to exist in the taskbar by default, which was smart because we really should be pushing people to use it rather than Command Prompt, right? Unfortunately, PowerShell is not in the taskbar by default in Server 2016, but the Windows Store is...? Explain that one to me some day. So our first step to working in PowerShell is finding it. Thankfully, we know how to search for applications now, so I'll just press my WinKey and type PowerShell. Once my search result is displayed, I am going to right-click on Windows PowerShell and choose to Run as administrator:
  2. Test out some commands that you are familiar with from using the Command Prompt, such as ...

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