Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...

PowerShell has long been a cornerstone of IT automation, but for many professionals -- especially those just starting out -- it can seem intimidating. At this year's TechMentor conference (taking ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

In the 12 years since Microsoft released PowerShell, it has become the de facto tool to dependably administer servers. In August of 2016, it was made open-source and cross-platform with the ...

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

Over the last few years, I have created a vast library of PowerShell scripts that I use to keep my servers healthy. These scripts do everything from monitoring disk health to helping me to reclaim ...

Microsoft has released a new preview of PowerShell 7.1, its automation tool and scripting language for Windows, Linux, and macOS. The new preview builds on and fills in some features that didn't make ...

If you're still writing custom PowerShell scripts for basic file transfers and Excel reports, you're working too hard. Ready-made PowerShell modules handle most common tasks better than anything ...