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Chapter 1: What Is Windows PowerShell?
If you are using 64-bit PowerShell, then you can launch PowerShell by clicking Start  Run and typing
the following:
%systemroot%\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe. Then click OK, as
shown in Figure 1-18.
Figure 1-18
This opens the PowerShell command console, as shown in Figure 1-19.
Figure 1-19
Summary
This chapter discussed the prerequisites for Windows PowerShell, described how to install Windows
PowerShell 2.0 CTP3, and showed various methods to launch PowerShell.
The next chapter covers the various command types and commonly used cmdlets that appear throughout
the book. A Windows PowerShell cmdlet is a simple command used for interaction with any managed
application, including the Windows operating system and applications such as SQL Server, Microsoft
Exchange, and so on.
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