Launch VS2012 Package Manager Console from Powershell Command Prompt

Question

Is there a way to start the package manager console from the powershell command prompt or the windows command window?

I have some commands that I need to run as an administrator, and rather just run the powershell window as an administrator instead of turning off and restarting VS2012 as an administrator.

Answer 1

Richard is right. Look at the NuGet.Console.dll in dotPeek, and it’s pretty clear that there are many necessary hooks in the Visual Studio object model. In addition, the console itself is a UserFontrol WPF application, not a console subsystem.