If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. Whether you need to test new or standardized server setups, Hyper-V gives you an ...

In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...

In this post, we will see how to use PowerShell Scripts to create & add Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles to Windows 8.1/8 Start Menu/Screen. As you know Windows 8 has a Start ...

Many people jump into PowerShell and immediately think they need to start writing scripts. That couldn't be further from the truth, and actually I believe that can be counter-productive. Without a ...

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 ...

If you want to delete or create a scheduled task on Windows 11/10 using Windows PowerShell, this tutorial will help you do that. You do not have to open Task Scheduler to create the scheduled task.

In 2006, Windows Script Host (WSH) and the Command Prompt shell got a new sibling when Microsoft released a completely new environment called Windows PowerShell. PowerShell has some similarities to ...

Windows PowerShell has become an essential command-line tool for system administrators and advanced users. With an intuitive user experience, Windows PowerShell automates a wide range of Windows tasks ...

When you write a PowerShell script how do you truly know it worked? Do you define it to be successful when it doesn't throw an error? If so, what about those times when you might have accidentally ...

I use Powershell's "custom-object" command to create custom objects with properties I want to save. But custom-object applies only to one variable. Is it possible to create a custom class, like in ...