PowerShell is a robust scripting tool that lets you automate and customize your admin tasks. It can save you a ton of time—but it’s important to follow a few best practices as you develop your code.

Don’t copy and paste the same code over and over again. Instead, create a PowerShell function and save yourself time.

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 ...

Whether you are a technology enthusiast or a professional looking to enhance your scripting skills, we have designed this Windows PowerShell scripting tutorial for beginners, especially for you. So, ...

Microsoft Windows PowerShell has been a long time coming. Windows has never enjoyed the powerful shell scripting environments that its Unix rivals have long included. That’s changed now with the ...

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I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

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Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web ...