Core/Javascripting/1.Introduction

On Windows 10, in PowerShell, you cannot create an empty file using the type NUL > file.extension command.
The only way for the javascripting verifiy command to ever be successful is to create an empty file using the type NUL > file.extension command from CommandPrompt only. This isn't mentioned anywhere in the guide (it just says on Windows).
Even if you create an empty file with $null > file.extension, the validation fails and you can't even run it with node file.extension. The same applies when you create the file in a text editor or in an IDE.

• node version: v9.3.0
• npm version: 5.6.0
• os: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.125]

Error output when trying to verify a file that was not created in CommandPrompt using the type NUL > file.extension command.

SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
    at createScript (vm.js:80:10)
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:152:10)
    at Module._compile (module.js:624:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:573:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:701:10)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:194:16)
    at bootstrap_node.js:618:3

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:272:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:159:13)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:943:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:220:5)
  killed: false,
  code: 1,
  signal: null,

My Code

 console.log('hello');

Start by reproducing the Core/Javascripting/1.Introduction verification flow on Windows 10 in PowerShell, using an empty file created with $null > file.extension or an editor, then compare it with the Command Prompt case. Trace the javascripting verify entry point to identify why the empty file is rejected. Done means valid empty files work across the reported creation methods, or the guide clearly documents the supported Windows procedure.