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Hi,
1.In your solution, press Ctrl + Q and type Developer Command Prompt or
Developer Power Shell to open the relevant window.
2.Please see:
3.What are the different between Developer Command Prompt and Developer Power Shell ?
4.When I used each command ?
Thanks in advance,
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The main difference lies in the underlying shell and the scripting language they use.
Developer Command Prompt:
It’s cmd.exe + Visual Studio environment.
Best for batch files (.bat, .cmd) and docs/scripts written for CMD syntax.
Developer PowerShell:
Its PowerShell + Visual Studio environment.
Best for PowerShell scripting/automation (.ps1) and modern command-line workflows.
So use Command Prompt for batch-based toolchains; use PowerShell when you want richer scripting and automation.