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 ...

Adam walks through how to proactively monitor an AD group for changes and execute a PowerShell script to take action when that happens. Every IT professional person needs to monitor their environment ...

What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.

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 ...

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 ...

Where Get-Command and Get-Help showed you how to find a command and learn more about how to use it, Get-Member provides the ability to dive into the objects that are the result of your commands and ...

On Windows 10, the Task Scheduler is a useful tool that has been around for many years, and it provides a friendly graphical interface to create automated routines. When you use this tool, you can ...

Are you getting started with PowerShell? If so, this guide will help you to create and run your first script on Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...