More of you are getting used to Windows PowerShell and realizing its advantages. With that in mind, this month's column is going to be a long one. This is a lightning overview of Windows PowerShell ...

Adam Bertram is a 20-year IT veteran, blogger and freelance writer. Follow him on the social platform X @adbertram. Everyone learns PowerShell differently, but I recommend a ­three-step approach to ...

PowerShell Core, the version aimed at providing scripting capabilities across a number of platforms, will eventually supersede the Windows-only version. A beta is available now, with a full release ...

PowerShell is a robust scripting tool that lets you automate and customize your admin tasks. It can save you a ton of time—but it’s important to follow a few best practices as you develop your code.

Turns out Windows already gives you all the tools you need to block distracting apps and websites—you just have to put them ...

I find myself amazed at how many IT professionals still avoid the command line. Even if you're no longer a hands-on, technical IT practitioner, you've surely got some familiarity with it. The command ...

Amazon Web Services and VMware as Microsoft launch partners? You read it right. As part of its move toward more openness, Microsoft today said its popular and powerful PowerShell command-line ...

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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 ...