Scripting in decades past was done in DOS (Disk Operating System). Scripts in Windows can be created with several different tools.

Power Shell

To start Power Shell, search and type "command prompt".
For a list of DOS commands, type "help" at the command prompt
For help on a particular command, type "help command" at the command prompt
Try the following DOS commands:
Description Command
make a new directory mkdir dirname
change directory cd dirname
change to higher directory cd ..
list contents of a text file type filename
copy a file to the directory you created
(The file will have the same name)		 copy filename dirname
change directory cd dirname
rename a file (named filename1) rename filename1 newname
delete a file del filename
Remove a directory rmdir dirname
Display a text file type filename
Comment REM
create a variable set -name abcd -value 26
$abcd set mmmm 4444
echo $mmmm

More DOS commands:
Description Command
put directory list into somefile dir > somefile
get help on the dir command get-help dir -detailed | more
help dir -detailed
get a list of available commandss help *
get a list of variables and their values variable | more
show variable value echo $pwd
echo $PWD
echo hello $PWD
echo "hello $PWD"
clear the screen CLS
End the current shell exit
Un set a variable clear-variable mmmm
Remove a variable remove-variable mmmm
Reset built-in variable ??? set PSHOME C:\
End the current shell exit