Microsoft replaced the standard command prompt with Windows PowerShell — a much more powerful CLI-based tool that can be used for scripting and automating tasks. Along with automating complex or ...

PowerShell is a robust scripting tool that lets you automate and customize your admin tasks. It combines command-line speed, flexibility, and the power of a GUI-based tool. This ebook offers a ...

As the person in charge of a server or database, there are certain maintenance tasks that you need to complete on a frequent basis. You know — purging files, creating reports, that kind of thing. If ...

Microsoft has officially locked Windows PowerShell into Release Candidate status. That means it's pretty much feature-complete and now it's down to bug fixes. Before it's released to the world, let's ...

PowerShell offers extensive commands for managing apps on Windows, such as Get-AppxPackage, which can get a list of app packages that are installed in a user profile or for all users. However, you ...

Microsoft this week announced a preview of PowerShell Crescendo, a new module for PowerShell that aims to wrap so-called "native" utility applications via the familiar verb-noun syntax used in ...