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Want to make the PS Console your own?

Colors
Turns the console’s background

[console]::BackgroundColor=&quot;DarkRed&quot;

Turns the characters color

[console]::ForegroundColor=&quot;White&quot;

Gets back the default colors parameters

[console]::ResetColor() ; cls

Layout
Increases the buffer’s height
```
[console]::BufferHeight=3000
```
Increases the buffer’s width
```
[console]::BufferWidth=120
```
Gets back the default Buffer parameters
```
[console]::BufferHeight=300
[console]::BufferWidth=80
```
Increases the console’s windows height
```
[console]::WindowsHeight=100
```
Increases the console’s windows width
```
[console]::WindowsWidth=120
```
Gets back the default console’s windows parameters
```
[console]::WindowsHeight=25
[console]::WindowsWidth=80
```

Fonts
Use ‘Consolas’ font in your console

$key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont"
  
## Find out if Consolas is installed on the system
if(!(test-path (join-path $env:windir "Fonts\CONSOLA.TTF")))
{
        write-host "The Consolas font is not installed on the system."
        write-host "Install Microsoft Office 2007 Beta to obtain the font."
        break
}
  
## Determine if Consolas is already installed as a command window font
$installed = get-itemproperty $key |
             get-member |
             where-object { $_.Name -match "^0+$" } |
             where-object { $_.Definition -match "Consolas" }
if($installed -ne $null)
{
        write-host "The Consolas font is already installed as a command window font."
        break
}
  
## Find out what the largest string of zeros is
$zeros = (get-itemproperty $key |
         get-member |
         where-object { $_.Name -match "^0+$" } |
         measure-object).Count
  
## Install the font
new-itemproperty $key -Name ("0" * ($zeros + 1)) -Type string -Value "Consolas"
write-host "Consolas font installed successfully as a command window font."

Needs at least a logoff/logon to be effective.

Misc.
Modifies the console’s title

[console]::Title=&quot;My custom PowerShell console&quot;

Modifies the cursor’s size

[console]::CursorSize=100

Hides the cursor

[console]::CursorVisible=$false

Makes her shout!

[console]::Beep()

PowerShell CheatSheet – Console Customization

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