One of the most welcome new features in PowerShell 7 is the ability to perform parallel execution of script blocks. This new parallel execution capability can drastically reduce the amount of time it ...

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 ...

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 ...

PowerShell scripting doesn't have to haphazard. Here's how to tell PowerShell to build a script from the commands that you have already entered at the command line. Even though I've worked extensively ...

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, ...

Previously, WSUS included an option to import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. Users had to use the WSUS admin user interface to import updates. Microsoft has replaced this method with ...

You can buy specific software to sync your files and folders, but it may not offer the flexibility you need. A good PowerShell script, however, can help you build a custom solution that meets all your ...

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is a common, free product from Microsoft that allows system administrators to apply the latest software patches from Microsoft on a mass scale. WSUS offers a ...

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 ...