I found this link Add powershell support for Build Events indicating that as of VS2019 v16.2 you can now use powershell directly in VS build events. Mads closed this with the following comment:
This feature has now been released in the latest product update released version 16.2. Please install and let us know your feedback. Please continue to provide feedback and help us be even better.
I'd like to use this but I can't find it in VS and I can't find docs on it (there is a lot of noise on this topic). Mads comment above was dated Jul 18, 2019 so it's been there a while.
Have I missed or misunderstood something about that thread? Does anyone know how this feature might be enabled/used?
I'm specifically interested in this feature not in generic info on running powershell as a build event via cmd.
Update: I've added the following ticket Add (or document) powershell support for Build Events to the MS Developer Community site to request support or documentation of this feature.