If you're still writing custom PowerShell scripts for basic file transfers and Excel reports, you're working too hard. Ready-made PowerShell modules handle most common tasks better than anything ...

The Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation has successfully turned on the PowerShell Module Browser site. Earlier this month, the Microsoft Docs team announced that the PowerShell Module Browser, a web ...

While we covered testing a single script in Pester, here's how to take that knowledge to the next level. As you progress in writing more advanced PowerShell scripts, you'll soon come to a point to ...

So you've built that great PowerShell module, and it's been saving you tons of time. Awesome! But, you're running into a problem: distribution. You may start by just using the module on your local ...

If you're getting error messages while trying to manage a remote Hyper-V host from a Windows 10 desktop, here's one possible reason -- and a solution. I recently ...

Microsoft is polishing up a new PowerToys utility to improve the user experience on PowerShell in Windows 10 and 11 by suggesting installations of missing components through WinGet packages. Teased ...

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 ...

Have older Windows systems on your network? You can give them PowerShell 5's event logging capabilities even if they run Windows 7. You might think that something as basic as PowerShell, Microsoft’s a ...

Microsoft has released an early test version of PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Linux. DSC for Linux opens the way for PowerShell users to transfer their scripting skills used on ...