10/19/2015 4:34:38 PM

The following can be used to add a shortcut to run Powershell from the selected directory. To select the directory, simply click the folder/project in the solution explorer.

VS Menu -> TOOLS -> External Tools... -> Add Title: Local Powershell Command: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Initial Directory: $(ItemDir)