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 ...

Setting up a new Windows 11 machine can be complicated, and when issues arise somewhat frequently, it can waste a lot of time in certain scenarios. It's common these days to have your life based on ...

I'm trying to write a script in PowerShell that will search a folder for a specific msi file (subfolder location will vary) and then run an install command referencing that file and other files that ...

If you have a VHDX file and you want to make it compatible with some other virtual machine that supports VHD format, then this post shows how you can convert the Hyper-V VHDX file to VHD using Windows ...

If you have a laptop, you most likely have Windows, and if you know PowerShell, you can make Windows work for you. The Microsoft PowerShell Certification Bundle shows you how to make Windows your ...

Looking at the signature of a file quickly lets you know whether that file is really what it claims to be. Here's how to tap PowerShell to figure out the file ...

I'm reading a list of files from text file, and some of the filenames have the " character as part of their name. For instance: $xx = Get-Content -Path $list ForEach ...

Whenever I do a private PowerShell training class I like to spend a few minutes discussing next steps. Since generally in a private class the attendees all work together, I spend some time suggesting ...

Microsoft's command-line scripting shell, originally code-named "Monad," and known now as Windows PowerShell, is going to be part of Longhorn Server, after all. In 2005, Microsoft officials admitted ...