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* **Otherwise,** download and unzip it from: https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/archive/master.zip
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How to execute PowerShell Scripts?
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<details><summary>How to execute PowerShell Scripts?</summary>
1. In the Windows desktop: right-click the script and select: *Execute with PowerShell*
2. In a command-line interface (CLI, e.g. *Windows Terminal*, either local or remote via SSH) by typing: `./<FILENAME_OF_SCRIPT>`.
3. By connecting a context menu item with a script.
4. By voice control, e.g. see repo [talk2windows](https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows) for more information.
5. By using automation software, e.g. [Jenkins](https://www.jenkins.io).
6. Automatically on login (see AutoStart folder)/logoff/daily/etc.
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<details><summary>What about Security?</summary>
What about Security?
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* Execute scripts only that you trust (and/or where you have checked the code before)!
* Prefer SSH Remoting instead of PowerShell Remoting
* More recommendations by NSA and cyber security centers in the U.S. (CISA), New Zealand (NZ NCSC), and the U.K. (NCSC-UK) can be found here: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jun/22/2003021689/-1/-1/1/CSI_KEEPING_POWERSHELL_SECURITY_MEASURES_TO_USE_AND_EMBRACE_20220622.PDF
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Why do some scripts show gibberish characters?
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<details><summary>Why do some scripts show gibberish characters?</summary>
Those PowerShell scripts are using Unicode characters. Use a modern console supporting UTF-8 such as *Windows Terminal*, please.
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How to set PowerShell as favorite shell on Linux?
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<details><summary>How to set PowerShell as favorite shell on Linux?</summary>
Make sure PowerShell is installed, then execute: `chsh -s /usr/bin/pwsh <username>`. In case you experience an "invalid shell" error, add "/usr/bin/pwsh" to /etc/shells.
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How to install a custom PowerShell profile?
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<details><summary>How to install a custom PowerShell profile?</summary>
Execute: `./set-profile.ps1` in the *Scripts* subfolder, this will install **my-profile.ps1** as your PowerShell profile. It's a nice looking base profile, but can easily be changed to your needs.
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How to add the scripts to the search path?
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