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 ...

Learn how to design and build your own interactive menus inside your PowerShell scripts. This will help non-PowerShell users easily navigate and use them.

Although Windows PowerShell is probably most commonly thought of as a command line environment for administrators, it can be used for more than just running commands. PowerShell can also be used to ...

These save me hours, time that would otherwise be spent configuring Windows from scratch ...

Over the last few years, I have created a vast library of PowerShell scripts that I use to keep my servers healthy. These scripts do everything from monitoring disk health to helping me to reclaim ...

One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through a guide or handbook and coming across an almost unbelievably complex line of code meant to be executed with a shell.

I’m going to go ahead and admit it: I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, at least, giving you fingertip access ...

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If you want to run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown, follow these steps. Using the Local Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor, you can prioritize ...

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 ...