A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions.

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A Windows PowerShell script file is nothing more than a plain-text file that has a .PS1 filename extension. The "1" doesn't refer to the version of Windows PowerShell, but rather the version of ...

Figure 1. I have converted a PowerShell script into .EXE format. Figure 2 confirms that I was able to run the newly created executable file. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 2.