In fact, there newest tactic is to hide configuration changes they don't want users to mess with in commandline only powershell options that are typically poorly documented, and have odd syntax.
maybe isn't malicious, but it feels like it.
There's also Windows Terminal which seems like a genuine attempt at making interacting with shells in Windows less painful in general.
Hence Windows Nano Server, and everything configuration setting being available via scripting.
I thought HN would appreciate that.
Nowadays the new Windows Admin Center,
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/wind...
One task I wanted to do was have my Windows VM boot in the night and install all updates before shutting down and creating a snapshot. Windows has a pretty jank update system but I was kind of shocked there is no command line way built into windows to trigger "run all the updates now". Despite their obsession with preventing people turning updates off and rebooting against user wishes they didn't build in a way to actually just run them on a controlled schedule.
I ended up needing to install a 3rd party powershell package some one made to get this functionality which is ridiculous and arguably somewhat of a security risk.