PowerShell uses a more advanced language than CMD. While Command Prompt sticks to basic commands with limited options, PowerShell lets you work with variables, loops, conditionals, and functions ...

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework that combines a command-line shell similar to Command Prompt with a scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

Like Cmd, PowerShell can run commands interactively. You type the command and it runs right away. You also see the results right away. PowerShell is actually built as a drop-in replacement for Cmd.

Plus, the PowerShell command processor itself is not easy to learn, and you may have to adjust your computer’s security settings to be able to use it.