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PowerGUI 3.7.0.92
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An essential GUI for PowerShell - and a complete system management program, too

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(0)
Operating Systems:
Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
License:
Freeware
Developer:
Quest Software
Software Cost:
Free
Category
Developer & Programming
Date Updated:
17 August 2013
Downloads To Date:
10828
Languages:
English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Download Size:
12.40 MB

PowerGUI is an unusual combination of a system management tool and a graphical user interface for Windows PowerShell.

Both elements of the program can be used separately. So if you're not interested in scripting or PowerShell, that's not a problem. Launch PowerGUI and you'll find details on every aspect of your system: running processes, services, event logs, network setup, your Registry, drive configuration, user groups and more.

And this isn't just a system information tool: you can carry out actions on most of the details you're viewing, too. Click a service, say, and you're able to start, stop, suspend, resume or restart it, change its start mode, set new logon accounts and passwords, and so on.

This isn't so very unusual, but then that's where the PowerShell side comes in. After you've carried out some action - disabled an unnecessary service, say - click View > PowerShell Script, select the PowerShell Script tab, and you'll see scripts representing everything you've just done - perfect when you're learning the language.

There's also an excellent PowerShell script editor, although that makes it sound rather basic; it's actually more like a complete development environment all on its own.

And the program can (relatively) easily be extended with new functionality, via PowerPack add-ons; there's a whole library available now or you can create new examples for yourself.

Please note, a more capable commercial version, PowerGUI Pro, adds additional features, including integrated version control for your scripts, and the ability to use PowerShell from mobile devices. It's priced at around $200 and you can find out more at the developer's site.

Verdict:

PowerGUI is useful tool for browsing your PC, and the editor is a must-have for every PowerShell developer. The application really needs more local help - or, indeed, any at all - but it's hard to complain at this price, and there is plenty of assistance available online if you need it

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