Simply experimenting with an existing PowerShell script is an effective way to build expertise. Just make sure to do it inside a virtual machine. Although Windows PowerShell is an unbelievably useful ...

Learn how to use PowerShell "for" loop to automate tasks in Windows PowerShell. Includes syntax, examples, loop comparisons ...

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 ...

Automation is a critical aspect for many businesses, and there's a reason why. There's not one employee who'd like to waste their time with complicated operations—or add extra work to their already ...

Scripts are part of the foundation for efficient network administration. Network administrators are generally not programmers, but they need tools that will let them automate certain tasks and ...

As you get more experienced writing PowerShell script there comes a time when you're not only concerned about functionality but best practices and performance as well. Since PowerShell is so flexible, ...

You can use PowerShell scripts to automate various tasks in Windows and other operating systems, like organizing data, searching for files or fetching data from the Internet. You can't actually run ...

Don Jones, TechMentor presenter and cochair, discusses some of his observations on how people are using PowerShell, and how they could do a better job. If you ever need to know more about PowerShell, ...

The last few lessons have been on displaying status messages in your PowerShell scripts and functions. There is also a built-in cmdlet that doesn't get used as much as it should so I thought I'd give ...