Many people jump into PowerShell and immediately think they need to start writing scripts. That couldn't be further from the truth, and actually I believe that can be counter-productive. Without a ...

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 ...

To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds. Up until a few years ago, PowerShell ...

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

When you write a PowerShell script how do you truly know it worked? Do you define it to be successful when it doesn't throw an error? If so, what about those times when you might have accidentally ...

PowerShell's scripting language and ability to interact directly with Windows system elements give it a superpower that ...

Instead of twiddling your thumbs as you wait for a long-running script to complete, you can have PowerShell play a sound to alert you when it's done. I have always thought of PowerShell as being ...