Microsoft PowerShell
PowerShell is Microsoft’s recommended Windows scripting language. Although the DOS based command language used in batch (.bat) files will continue to be supported PowerShell is the recommended replacement.
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Run Tabcmd from Batch file and PowerShell Script Compares .bat file scripts to PowerShell scripts.
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Default PowerShell Security
Some versions & installations of PowerShell have default security configurations which may prevent running PowerShell scripts. (There is more Windows security on PowerShell scripts than .bat files!)
There are ways to reconfigure PowerShell security that removes most restrictions. Ask your IT security people for the PowerShell security policy.
Documentation is a work-in-progress.
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