Normally, PowerShell runs in a normal Windows console window. Console, now at version 2.0, enhances the console experience with multiple tabs, better text selection, different backgrounds, transparency and so on. Download the application from sourceforge.net and install it. I downloaded this file. There is no installer in the package so just copy the console folder in the archive to c:\Program Files and create a shortcut to C:\Program Files\Console\Console.exe on your desktop. When you run Console the first time, you get:
You can resize the window to have more lines and columns in the console, something you cannot easily do with the standard Windows console. To get PowerShell to work with Console, do the following:
- Open the Edit menu.
- Select Settings…
- In the Shell textbox, type C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
- Set other options like the startup directory, colors, window size, etc…
- Click OK.
Now stop and start the Console application. Instead of the default windows command prompt console, you should get PowerShell instead.
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