diff --git a/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py b/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
index a52005a7..48c7d986 100644
--- a/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
+++ b/hc/front/management/commands/pygmentize.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         _process("python_requests", lexers.PythonLexer())
         _process("php", lexers.PhpLexer())
         _process("powershell", lexers.shell.PowerShellLexer())
+        _process("powershell_inline", lexers.shell.BashLexer())
         _process("node", lexers.JavascriptLexer())
 
         # API examples
diff --git a/templates/front/docs.html b/templates/front/docs.html
index 02e17114..414dc47b 100644
--- a/templates/front/docs.html
+++ b/templates/front/docs.html
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ the following command in a Scheduled Task to run the script:
     <pre>powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Scripts\healthchecks.ps1</pre>
 </div>
 
+<p>In simple cases, you can also pass the script to PowerShell directly,
+using the "-command" argument:</p>
+
+{% include "front/snippets/powershell_inline.html" %}
+
 <a name="email"></a>
 <h3>Email</h3>
 <p>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/crontab.html b/templates/front/snippets/crontab.html
index bd8e3fdf..84a57cb9 100644
--- a/templates/front/snippets/crontab.html
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/crontab.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># m h dom mon dow   command</span>
-  <span class="m">8</span> <span class="m">6</span> *   *   *     /home/user/backup.sh <span class="o">&amp;&amp;</span> curl -fsS --retry <span class="m">3</span> {{ ping_url }} &gt; /dev/null
+<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># m h dom mon dow command</span>
+  <span class="m">8</span> <span class="m">6</span> *   *   *   /home/user/backup.sh <span class="o">&amp;&amp;</span> curl -fsS --retry <span class="m">3</span> {{ ping_url }} &gt; /dev/null
 </pre></div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/powershell.html b/templates/front/snippets/powershell.html
index a2b1a2ea..e0fb55fa 100644
--- a/templates/front/snippets/powershell.html
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/powershell.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nb">Invoke-RestMethod</span> <span class="n">{{ ping_url }}</span>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c"># inside a PowerShell script:</span>
+<span class="nb">Invoke-RestMethod</span> <span class="n">{{ ping_url }}</span>
 </pre></div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/powershell.txt b/templates/front/snippets/powershell.txt
index 96a6a1c3..6adcfedf 100644
--- a/templates/front/snippets/powershell.txt
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/powershell.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# inside a PowerShell script:
 Invoke-RestMethod PING_URL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.html b/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ecb51b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># Without an underlying script, passing the command to PowerShell directly:</span>
+powershell.exe -command <span class="p">&amp;</span><span class="o">{</span>Invoke-RestMethod {{ ping_url }}<span class="o">}</span>
+</pre></div>
diff --git a/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.txt b/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5ee44c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/front/snippets/powershell_inline.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Without an underlying script, passing the command to PowerShell directly:
+powershell.exe -command &{Invoke-RestMethod PING_URL}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/front/welcome.html b/templates/front/welcome.html
index 28fe7b80..85d34150 100644
--- a/templates/front/welcome.html
+++ b/templates/front/welcome.html
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="tab-pane" id="powershell">
                     {% include "front/snippets/powershell.html" %}
+                    {% include "front/snippets/powershell_inline.html" %}
                 </div>
                 <div class="tab-pane tab-pane-email" id="email">
                     <p>