Reset Powershell to default?

Is it possible to reset Powershell to complete defaults i.e the font, colors etc?

Hello @Kol12,

Which version of PowerShell are you referring to, is it the latest one?

> How to Install PowerShell 7 in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10

I hope this helps.

Kol12 said:

Is it possible to reset Powershell to complete defaults i.e the font, colors etc?

I think you are referring to the PowerShell console / window rather than to any PS code.

1 Open your existing PS window
2 On your Desktop, right-click, New, Shortcut and make a new shortcut to open a PS window by entering the 'Location' powershell.exe then run it to open another PS window. It will open with default properties.
3 Click on the >_ icon in the top-left corner of each window & select Defaults.
4 Copy any properties you want from the new one to the old one.

Denis

Also note the 'customizations' of PowerShell may also be the same for the Command Prompt. I right-click the Title bar to get the Properties. I do a screen capture of the defaults before changing.

Try3 said:

I think you are referring to the PowerShell console / window rather than to any PS code.

1 Open your existing PS window
2 On your Desktop, right-click, New, Shortcut and make a new shortcut to open a PS window by entering the 'Location' powershell.exe then run it to open another PS window. It will open with default properties.
3 Click on the >_ icon in the top-left corner of each window & select Defaults.
4 Copy any properties you want from the new one to the old one.

Denis

So after creating the powershell.exe desktop shortcut and running it I get a black background with white font. I thought the default was a blue background and yellow font?

Oh dear, you're right.

Here are my unaltered originals instead - PowerShell-Lnks.zip

Denis

Try3 said:

Oh dear, you're right.

Here are my unaltered originals instead - PowerShell-Lnks.zip

Denis

Why doesn't the original method create the proper defaults?

I don't know.

The implication of the first method not working is that the shortcuts are not, in fact, pure but are customised i.e. they seem to have been created and then set up by MS to appear in the manner we now think of as being defaults but are actually not.

Denis