If you’ve ever opened a command-line window on Windows and wondered which tool you should be using, you’re not alone. Between Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Windows Terminal, knowing when to choose ...

PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks. It has backward compatibility with CMD and can automate simple or complex tasks. Because of ...

Microsoft is continuing to clear out old code from Windows, making PowerShell the default command line shell in its latest Windows 10 release. PowerShell will start up via the file explorer in the ...

Wouldn't it be cool if PowerShell could automatically write scripts so that you didn't have to? Believe it or not, it is possible. Of course the old saying that if something sounds too good to be true ...

A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions. In this post, we ...

One of the last vestiges of the old MS-DOS days, the Command Prompt, is looking like an endangered species. The latest Windows 10 preview build puts the Windows PowerShell, first introduced on Windows ...

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 seems to have the ability to automate just about anything. Active Directory (AD) is no different. By downloading a freely available PowerShell module, an IT admin can manage every facet of ...

DISM is the Swiss Army Knife of Windows 10 maintenance and with the Windows 10 Creators Update it gained a helpful collection of PowerShell scripts. Here's how to put them to use. With the release of ...