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I automated file organization with one PowerShell script

My Downloads folder has become the Wild West. I have dozens (okay, hundreds) of different files that accumulate on a monthly basis. These include heaps of generically named screenshots, random PDF ...
Bleeping Computer

PSA: Beware of Windows PowerShell Credential Request Prompts

A new PowerShell script was posted on Github recently that prompts a victim to enter their login credentials, checks if they are correct, and then sends the credentials to a remote server. This allows ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake IT support sites push malicious PowerShell scripts as Windows fixes

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. First discovered by eSentire's ...
Redmond Magazine

Launching a PowerShell Script from Excel, Revisited

We're going to build off my previous series to show how to further the communication channel between Excel and PowerShell. In a recent series of posts, I explained how to launch a PowerShell script ...
Redmond Magazine

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 2

Keep each script version focused on a single change type (patches for fixes, minors for features, majors for breaking changes). Retain all prior versions and never modify an existing release; copy to ...
TechRepublic

How to gather your vCenter inventory data with this VMware PowerShell script

Inventory reports are a common request when administering a VMware vCenter environment. Learn how this VMware PowerShell script can make such requests quick and easy. As someone who administers a ...