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 ...

Just recently, Microsoft has made it a lot easier to create new shares by avoiding cumbersome UI navigation and going straight through PowerShell. Working with Windows shares, you can easily create a ...

PowerShell helps IT experts manage IIS web server farms with dozens or hundreds of app pools. Learn how to manage IIS application pools with PowerShell.

I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

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 ...

If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. Whether you need to test new or standardized server setups, Hyper-V gives you an ...

Microsoft has released two PowerShell modules, Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement and Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretStore, that make it easier to invoke scripted processes requiring passcodes (or ...