Windows PowerShell, previously Microsoft Shell or MSH (codenamed Monad) is an extensible command line interface (CLI) shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft. The product is based on object-oriented programming and the Microsoft .NET framework.
Windows PowerShell 1.0 is available for download from the Microsoft web site (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/).
Microsoft originally intended to launch PowerShell along with Windows Vista, but later defined a separate release schedule for PowerShell. Windows PowerShell is the foundation of the administrative experience for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 where everything is done via command line interfaces and the administrative GUI is layered on top of those commands.
PowerShell requires version 2.0 of the .NET Framework, and is supported on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server “Longhorn”, and is available in x86, x64 and Itanium editions.
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Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation.
Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it works with your existing IT infrastructure and existing script investments, and because it runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server . Exchange Server 2007, System Center Operations Manager 2007, System Center Data Protection Manager V2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager leverage Windows PowerShell to improve efficiency and productivity.
Some References:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/powershell/index.htm
https://www.comparitech.com/net-admin/powershell-cheat-sheet/
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