PowerShell has a reputation for being complicated, and for good reason. Luckily, there is a lot of help available -- if you know where to look for it. PowerShell is one of those things that I use ...

Going forward, PowerShell will be Microsoft's preferred mechanism for managing Windows Server and other Microsoft server products. PowerShell is a command line interface in which administrative ...

While I don't pretend to be an expert in Windows PowerShell scripting by any means, I use PowerShell whenever I can because I find it very useful to manage my servers. For network administrators who ...

Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful scripting language and administrative framework for Windows, and one of the key elements that makes it so powerful is the pipeline — the assembly line of data and ...

Are you a Windows administrator? Did you make a new year’s resolution to learn PowerShell this year? If so, you have come to the right place. In this piece, I will get you started by orienting you to ...

Your source for the news, opinions, and reader reaction on the industry’s hottest controversy. This chapter brings you up to speed on the technical basics of PowerShell and how to use it, with a focus ...

Windows PowerShell has long been an IT administrator’s best friend — but only if you know how to use it properly. Created by Microsoft nearly two decades ago, this object-oriented automation engine ...

First things first, modules in PowerShell v2.0 rule! Next to remoting, this is my second most favorite feature in the v2.0 lineup. And, with the CTP3 release, modules are even better, faster, stronger ...

A cmdlet is a lightweight command used in the Windows PowerShell environment. The Windows PowerShell runtime invokes these cmdlets within the context of automation scripts provided at the command line ...