#PSTip Provide CapsLock status in Read-Host prompt
In Windows, you get a message about the CapsLock status when logging on to Windows OS and with CapsLock on. You see this kind of experience in many other applications including web applications.
A similar experience, if not the same, can be provided in a simple manner when asking for password input using Read-Host cmdlet in a script.
Read-Host -Prompt "Enter Password $(if([console]::capslock){'(CapsLock is ON)'})"
Here is how it looks:
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