I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

PowerShell may not be the most common tool for casual users, but it’s easily the most versatile utility available on Windows 11. PowerShell supports more commands than Command Prompt and is built on ...

One of the appealing features of Windows PowerShell is that it can be extended. You are not limited to the commands that Microsoft ships. You can load additional commands and functionality via a ...

Desired State Configuration (DSC) is an excellent tool to get control of your infrastructure. A core component of DSC is the DSC resource. When DSC was introduced, administrators had to create a ...

If you're still writing custom PowerShell scripts for basic file transfers and Excel reports, you're working too hard. Ready-made PowerShell modules handle most common tasks better than anything ...

As an organization grows larger, the need for a centralized repository of software and PowerShell modules will increase. Eventually, it becomes cumbersome to access resources from a file share. This ...

The Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation has successfully turned on the PowerShell Module Browser site. Earlier this month, the Microsoft Docs team announced that the PowerShell Module Browser, a web ...

There are lots of ways to create MSSQL databases via PowerShell. We could invoke a T-SQL query using the CREATE DATABASE term, we could write some code to use the [Create() method with SMO] or, if ...

Microsoft PowerShell is a trusted tool for many information technology (IT) professionals managing Internet Information Services (IIS) web server farms with dozens or even hundreds of app pools. With ...