############################################################################################# # # # Most of this was copied from Don Pezet of ITPro.TV with some slight # # modification. Feel free to modify this as needed for your environment. # # # # For more, visit: https://itpro.tv/course-library/powershell/powershell-profiles/ # # # # In order to make these changes persistent, store them in one of the following # # directories: # # # # Current User: %UserProfile%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShellprofile.ps1 # # All Users: %windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Microsoft.Power_Shellprofile.ps1 # # # # To automatically create the path for Current User, run the following command in PS: # # New-Item -path $profile -type file -force # # # # Edit the new Microsoft.PowerShellprofile.ps1 file and copy in the commands from below. # # # # This does not modify font size. This is done in PowerShell properties manually. # # # # You will also have to run the following command to allow for scripting to work before # # making these changes: # # Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted # # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # # # Created by: Don Pezet (support@itpro.tv) # # Modified by: D.J. Moore (powershellscript@djmoore.33mail.com) # # Last Modified Date: 2018.09.02 # # Version: 1.0 # # # # 1.0: Re-creation, modification to include Prompt Location. # # # ############################################################################################# # Let's make sure we're running in an Admin console. # Reference: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2011/05/11/check-for-admin-credentials-in-a-powershell-script/ If (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(` [Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Write-Warning "You do not have Administrator rights to run this script!`nPlease re-run this script as an Administrator!" Break } #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Copy everything below into your Microsoft.PowerShellprofile.ps1 file. # This will make Notepad your default editor as an alias to "edit". Set-Alias edit notepad.exe #This will move us to the root of the drive. Set-Location C:\ # Let us set some variables. $console = $host.UI.RawUI $scrollback = $console.BufferSize $window = $console.WindowSize # This will make the font gree and the background black. $console.ForegroundColor = "green" $console.BackgroundColor = "black" # This will make the Virtual Height Buffer 3000 lines and the Virtual Width Buffer 110 lines. $scrollback.Height = 3000 $scrollback.Width = 110 $console.BufferSize = $scrollback #This applies the new Buffer settings. # Time to bump up the History count. $MaximumHistoryCount = 150 # This will change the physical dimensions of the window on the desktop. $window.Width = 110 $window.Height = 35 $console.WindowSize = $window #This applies the new size settings. # Let us make Prompt look special and add the date. function prompt { Write-Host ("PS [" + $(get-date) + "] $(Get-Location) >") -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan return " " } Clear-Host