PowerShell setup tips

Some notes on first-time setup of PowerShell on a Windows server

The PowerShell ISE is a separate feature, selected via a Win2008 Server Manager -> Features entry

set-executionpolicy unrestricted

for the typical test&dev environment (might want to be more secure in live)

Equivalent in Registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Powershel1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell

ExecutionPolicy REG_SZ Unrestricted

Setting up the profile (PS startup script)

new-item -type file -force $profile

notepad $profile

Running it immediately:

. $profile

Viewing it:

get-childitem $profile

Profile segment for Quest AD module:

Add-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement

Profile segment for Exchange 2010:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010

. $env:ExchangeInstallPath\bin\RemoteExchange.ps1

Connect-ExchangeServer -auto