{"id":3478,"date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/powershell-comes-to-azure-cloud-shell"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:15:13","slug":"powershell-comes-to-azure-cloud-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/powershell-comes-to-azure-cloud-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the public preview of PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few months ago, we <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/sneak-peek-powershell-in-azure-cloud-shell\">started the journey to bring the PowerShell experience in to Azure Cloud Shell<\/a>. Today, that experience enters public preview alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/public-preview-of-azure-cloud-shell\">Bash in Azure Cloud Shell<\/a>. With the addition of PowerShell in Cloud Shell, now you have the flexibility to choose the shell experience that works best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"features-of-powershell-in-cloud-shell\">Features of PowerShell in Cloud Shell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PowerShell experience builds on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azurecloudshell\">benefits of Azure Cloud Shell<\/a> such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Authenticated shell<\/strong> access to Azure <strong>from virtually anywhere<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Common tools and programming languages<\/strong> in a shell that\u2019s updated and maintained by Microsoft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Persist your files across sessions<\/strong> in attached Azure File storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PowerShell experience adds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Azure drive <em>(Azure:) <\/em><\/strong>to discover and navigate all Azure resources like file system navigation. 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Using Cloud Shell, you can easily automate and manage resources at scale from the comfort of the Azure portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"azure-documentation-integration\">Azure documentation integration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure PowerShell documentation is now fully interactive with the addition of PowerShell <em>Try It <\/em>button. This addition enables an immersive learning experience for Azure PowerShell scenarios and samples. The integrated PowerShell environment in the Azure documentation uses the same PowerShell in Cloud Shell experience that is available from the Azure portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ddb48f9a-11ec-4615-a75a-06deacf25cc8.webp\" alt=\"PowerShell-CloudShell-TryIt-Documentation (002)\" title=\"PowerShell-CloudShell-TryIt-Documentation (002)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try this experience today in the Azure PowerShell tutorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"azure-mobile-app-integration\">Azure mobile app integration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell is also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azureapp\">Azure mobile app<\/a> enabling you to take this experience with you, wherever you go. Saving in-progress work across devices is where it starts to get interesting. With the power of the Azure mobile app, you have access to any script in your CloudDrive, from virtually anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/95c224af-024e-4efb-95b8-62c00b254585.webp\" alt=\"powershell cloud shell on devices\" title=\"powershell cloud shell on devices\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"try-it-today\">Try it today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launch Cloud Shell from the top navigation bar of the <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.azure.com\/\">Azure portal<\/a> and select PowerShell option from the shell drop-down list. 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