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<\/a> <\/p>\nNow let\u2019s see if we can find out how to change the cmd prompt to a PowerShell prompt.
First I need to know what\u2019s the current value for the shell that is launched at startup.<\/p>\n
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With the following code I\u2019ve changed the value for the Shell property. Now lets reboot to see if we now have a PowerShell prompt.. <\/p>\n The big question remains, why is this not the default.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My lab environment runs on Windows 2012 R2 Core, with Hyper-V installed. It runs smoothly. When I need to manage the environment I can do the most common task right there on the prompt. But with Microsoft pushing everyone to use PowerShell I don\u2019t understand why Windows Core start with a normal prompt instead of … Lees verder Starting PowerShell as default within Windows Core<\/span> <\/a>Surprisingly the shell for Windows Server 2012 R2 Core is explore.exe. But as I searched a bit further I found that this version of Windows is using a value for AlternativeShells. And there we find the reference to cmd.exe <\/p>\n<\/a>The value for alternate shell 3000 can\u2019t be edited but I did found a different way the accomplish my goal. <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n