How do I type a TAB character in PowerShell?

Question

Task: By default, pressing the TAB key while in Windows Command Prompt will output file names, while it does nothing in PowerShell. I want to be able to type th

Answer 1

TAB has a specific meaning in PowerShell. It's for command completion. So if you enter "getch" and then type a TAB. It changes what you typed into "GetChildItem" (it corrects the case, even though that's unnecessary).

From your question, it looks like TAB completion and command completion would overload the TAB key. I'm pretty sure the PowerShell designers didn't want that.