Profile

if (!(Test-Path $profile)) {new-item -path $profile -type file -Force} notepad $profile

List of Profile files

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb613488(VS.85).aspx

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/powershell/powershell_profile_ps1.htm

%userprofile%\My Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

Prompt

http://huddledmasses.org/powershell-power-user-tips-a-better-prompt/

#My Profile

. "$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($PROFILE))\Set-Prompt.ps1"

IF (Get-PSSnapin | where {$_.name -eq "quest.activeroles.admanagement"}) 

    {write-host "Quest Active Roles snapin already loaded"}

Else

    {add-PSSnapin  quest.activeroles.admanagement}

Import-Module pscx

#Import-Module activedirectory

#This is slow to run so I don't want it in my profile but sometimes I just copy and paste it.

Write-host "`$Me = Get-QADUser -IncludeAllProperties" "$(gc Env:\USERDOMAIN)\$(gc Env:\USERNAME)"

Write-host "`$PC = Get-QADComputer (gc Env:\COMPUTERNAME)"

If launching PowerCLI connect to vcenter

http://www.wooditwork.com/2010/08/11/pimping-your-powershell-profile/

# VMware vSphere PowerCLI

if (Get-PSSnapin -Name "VMware.VimAutomation.Core" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)

{

    Write-Host "Connecting to VCenter" -ForegroundColor Green

    Connect-VIServer vcenterserver

}

Change Background if run as admin 

%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2007/02/09/pshdetectelevation

$CurrentID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()

$prp=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($CurrentID)

$adm=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator

$IsAdmin=$prp.IsInRole($adm)

if ($IsAdmin)

{

(get-host).UI.RawUI.Backgroundcolor="DarkRed"

#clear-host

}