Working with Snapins in PowerShell
Snapins are PowerShell extensions that contains additional cmdlets and providers.
The following are the steps to use a snapin:
1. You need to obtain the snapin assembly;
2. Copy it to your computer;
3. Register the snapin. From the directory that contains the snapin assembly, run InstallUtil SnapinName.dll. You can find the InstallUtil utility in the .NET Framework installation directory(C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil.exe
4. Add the snapin. At the PowerShell prompt, run the command Add-PsSnapin SnapinIdentifier.
5. The comdlets and providers contained in that snapin are ready for use.
To see all the registered Snapins, using the below command
Get-PsSnapin – Registered