Setting up the environment

If PowerShell is not already installed, download and install PowerShell 3.0 or a later version. Windows Management Framework 3.0 includes PowerShell 3.0:

1. Log in to PowerShell as an Administrator for which right-click on PowerShell application, and select Run as administrator
2.  Verify that the version is 3.0 with the get-host command
3. Enable script execution with the following command, which allows all user-created scripts to run, and all scripts downloaded from the internet would need to be signed:

      Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

We also need to obtain the AWS Security credentials represented with an Access Key, which consists of an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key:

1. To obtain the security credentials, select My Security Credentials from the account dropdown.
2. In the confirmation dialog, click on Continue to Security Credentials.
3. The Your Security Credentials page is displayed; select Access keys. Security credentials only display the Access Key ID and not the Secret...