All console subsystem executables on Windows are hosted by the same application (today known as “conhost”[2],) which provides the UI and terminal emulation faci

All console subsystem executables on Windows are hosted by the same application (today known as “conhost”[2],) which provides the UI and terminal emulation facilities and implements the Win32 console APIs. PowerShell, therefore, uses the same console host as the legacy Command Prompt does[1]. It just styles it differently. [1]: The version of PowerShell that comes with windows also ships with something called the “PowerShell ISE,” which is a different UI for PowerShell that offers no terminal emulation capabilities and bears only a passing resemblance to a console window. [2]: it used to be part of CSRSS, but in Windows 7 it became a standalone application.