Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete.

If you receive Windows Shell Common Dll has stopped working, A problem caused the program to stop working correctly message, see this post for possible fixes.

Windows 10 keeps a collection of shortcuts to system and user folders that are available to any program that knows how to specify the shell name of that folder.

To launch an elevated PowerShell prompt, click on the 'Windows PowerShell (Admin)' option. Windows 10 will now display a UAC prompt asking if you want to give the program elevated permissions.

Microsoft revamps programming language PowerShell as Windows 10 use trails Linux Microsoft is working on a plan to boost PowerShell usage among Windows users.

Network administrators have used scripting since long before Windows or even DOS came on the scene. UNIX administrators, for instance, have been using shell scripting and its powerful capabilities ...

This can be disabled for those who wish to continue to boot Windows 8 to the Start Screen. To add a Start Menu to Windows 8, go to the following web site and download the Classic Shell program.