How to Start a PowerShell Script From DOS. Microsoft's Windows PowerShell is a separate command-line environment from the traditional, DOS-like Command Prompt environment included with Windows.

Not all applications are created with remote execution in mind. PowerShell provides several ways to invoke applications on remote computers.

To start or stop more than one virtual machine in Hyper-V using PowerShell, run the following corresponding cmdlet. The command will start/stop all virtual machines whose names start with VM.