Introduction
In this article I will explain how to access the
Administrator Tools and access PowerShell. Windows has provided easy access to
the Administrator Tools. Windows 8 hides the Administrator Tools and Computer
Management features in the OS. Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line
shell. It is a scripting language designed especially for system administration.
Show and Access Administrator
Tools
To open the Administrator Tools, you press the
mouse on the right bottom and click on Setting. Windows 8 provides the Remote
Server Administrator Tools for Window 8 Consumer Preview. Remote Server
Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview includes a Server Manager,
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell
cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features
that run on Windows Server "8" Beta. The Remote Server Administration Tools for
Windows 8 Consumer Preview runs on both x86- and x64-based editions of Windows 8
Consumer Preview.
You need to remove all the older versions of the
Administrator Tools Pack including earlier versions and release the tools of
various languages or locales from the computer before you install Remote Server
Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Only one copy of the Remote
Server Administration Tools can be installed on a computer at a time. The Server
Manager includes the Administrator Tools for Windows 8. Administrator Tools for
Windows 8 are GUI based Tools that can also be opened using commands on the
Tools menu of the Server Manager console.
Some users use the Administrator Tools such as
Computer Management and Firewalls. You can show the Administrator Tools with the
help of the Metro Charms Menu. The Metro Charms Menu shows the next images. You
can show the Administrator Tools as follows:
![administrartor-tool-in-windows8.gif]()
From Metro Charms Menu
To display the Charms Bar while on the Metro UI,
move the cursor on the right bottom and show the thumbnails and click the
Setting button and press yes to show the Administrator Tools. Turn on "Show the
Administrator Tools".
![windows8-start-settings.gif]()
Show and Use the PowerShell
Windows PowerShell is the task based command-line
shell. It is the scripting language designed for System Administration. Built on
the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users
control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and
applications that run on Windows. You can show the PowerShell in various
ways.
From the Metro UI
You have enabled the administrative tools and you
can select one of the three options to run PowerShell: PowerShell ISE,
PowerShell (x86) or PowerShell ISE (x86). The first one is a 64-bit version, and
the other two are 32-bit versions.
![windows8-metro-screen.gif]()
From Charms Bar
You move the mouse to the upper-right corner and
select application from the list and type the application name (e.g. PowerShell)
at the search box. Click on one of the three PowerShell options from the search
results.
![search-application-in-windows8.gif]()
The PowerShell ISE provides a Windows interface.
The PowerShell ISE provides PowerShell command prompts where all the available
PowerShell commands are listed and searchable. For example, you can list the
current running processes in your device by issuing a "get-process" command. You
can select PowerShell (x86) and list all running process by typing
"get-process".
![windows8-powershell.gif]()
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