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A few months ago, I posted a quick blog on how I set PowerShell to start automatically when I log in. Well, it occurred to me that I should extend that to show you how I set the console window parameters so that my PowerShell windows are the right size and font, since on all my systems I use the same basic settings (except for my Surface Book with the 4K addon monitor — my old eyes need a bit bigger on that, so I adjusted the values accordingly.)

The function I use to set the console size, font and font weight is: (FontSize here translates to 18 point on my FullHD systems)

Function Set-myDefaultFont () {
   $64bit = "HKCU:\Console\%SystemRoot%_System32_WindowsPowerShell_v1.0_powershell.exe"
   $Default = "HKCU:\Console"
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $Default -Name FaceName   -Value "Consolas"
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $Default -Name FontSize   -Type DWord -Value 0x00120000
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $Default -Name FontWeight -Type DWord -Value 0x000002bc
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $Default -Name FontFamily -Type DWord -Value 0x00000036 
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $Default -Name QuickEdit  -Type DWord -Value 0x00000001
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $64bit -Name FaceName     -Value "Consolas"
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $64bit -Name FontSize     -Type DWord -Value 0x00120000
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $64bit -Name FontWeight   -Type DWord -Value 0x000002bc
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $64bit -Name FontFamily   -Type DWord -Value 0x00000036 
   Set-ItemProperty -Path $64bit -Name QuickEdit    -Type DWord -Value 0x00000001
}

That’s all there is to it. I’ve added this function to the Set-myPowerShellStart.ps1 script, and I call that whenever I create or log onto a new system. If you prefer different sizes or a different font, simply change the values to match what you need. For example, if you want a 16 point font, try a value of 0x00100000.

ETA: Fixed value of FontSize.