Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Learn the basics of automation in Windows PowerShell for just $19.99 with this certification bundle. Windows administration can be a thankless, tedious task, especially in big organizations. That’s ...

Sometimes it’s easiest to learn something new simply by using it, and to my mind PowerShell is no exception. Often we discover new capabilities and features in looking at what tasks other people are ...

PowerShell combines the speed of the command line with the flexibility of a scripting language, making it a valuable Windows administration tool. Here are a few basic commands you’ll want to master.

From checking systems to see if security patches are installed to monitoring Windows Server Backup attempts, PowerShell scripts can make tedious IT administrative tasks quick and easy. I’ve written a ...

If you want to add or remove Local and Microsoft accounts to the Administrators group in Windows 11 or Windows 10, you can do so with the help of Windows PowerShell. Here is the detailed guide you ...

You can now close Hyper-V Manager. Rename a Hyper-V virtual machine using PowerShell For those who wish to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine via the command line or through scripts, you can use ...

Turns out Windows already gives you all the tools you need to block distracting apps and websites—you just have to put them ...