

Kirk’s add-on is a great way to have code-signing integrated right into your script development environment absolutely for free. Script-signing is a highly-recomended best practice in PowerShell and the best way to prevent accidentally changed scripts or scripts downloaded from the internet and not properly tested and verified to be executed in your environment. Kirk has just updated his Script Editor add-on allowing you to sign your PowerShell scripts. Got a great add-on idea? Take part in the contest! This add-on is participating in the PowerGUI Challenge 2010. Download it right away and give it a try. Next time you present PowerShell – use James’ demo tool.

This is basically Jeffrey’s start-demo script + ability to see the demo library right in the PowerGUI Script Editor + the nice reach environment with intellisense and other goodies! And obviously when you are done – you can just switch to another script. The demo will go command by command, at any time you can intervene and just execute something in the PowerShell Console pane, show variables, and so on. Then optionally undock the demo control window and move it to presenter screen so your audience does not see it 😉 and click Next as you proceed: From Demo / Select Demo, chose the demo script you want to use,Ĥ. Install James’ add-on onto your machine,Ģ. So next time you want to show PowerShell, all you need to do is:ġ. What-if mode (automatically running all cmdlets with -whatif flag),Ĭombined, these give you incredible control over the way that PowerShell works – which in turn can help a lot when debugging your PowerShell scripts.ĭelivering a talk? James Brundage has just released an add-on giving you a rich demo environment right within PowerGUI Script Editor!.Strict mode (automated checking for variable initialization, etc.),.In Script Editor’s File / PowerShell Libraries dialog box, select PowerShellPreferences.Īnd you will get this panel in the script editor, allowing you to change all the internal settings of the PowerShell host: Extract it to the My Documents \WindowsPowerShell \Modules folder,Ĥ. Download the PowerShell Preferences add-on from here,ģ. This add-on from James Brundage (from lets you easily fine-tune the PowerShell host right in the PowerGUI Script Editor.ġ.
