Microsoft replaces cmd with PowerShell in new Windows 10 build

Command Prompt has been around for as long as we can remember, but starting with Windows 10 build 14971, Microsoft is trying to make PowerShell the main command shell in the operating system.As a result, PowerShell officially replaces the Command Prompt in the Win + X menu, so when you right-click the Start menu, youill only be allowed to launch the more powerful app. Additionally, in File Exploreris File menu and in the context menu that appears when pressing Shift + right-click in any folder, the old Command Prompt will no longer be available.Typing cmd in the run dialog will launch PowerShell as well, so Microsoft has made a significant step towards phasing out the traditional Command Prompt.It's funny - cmd has always been seen as a sort-of Baby's First Command Line, and compared to the shell that comes standard with any UNIX-based operating system, that was certainly true. However, now that Windows has a replacement that is much more capable than cmd, people will cry foul and hell over the possible deprecation of cmd.Us nerds are fickle.