PowerShell can do far more than most users realize. Explore 10 hidden capabilities that save time, improve reporting, and supercharge your workflow.

Use PowerShell in Windows to automate tasks, troubleshoot your device, and extend Windows functionality. Always inspect or verify scripts before running them, and only relax restrictions for trusted ...

The cmdlet Measure-Command will test and evaluate your code to make sure it's as optimal as can be. As a PowerShell scripter for a long time, I've since graduated from how to write code to get the job ...

PowerShell is a powerful tool to master. Here’s our step-by-step guide to getting familiar with Windows’ über language If you’ve wrestled with Windows 10, you’ve undoubtedly heard of PowerShell. If ...

Secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) is a safe way to transfer files between hosts over the internet. While PowerShell does not offer built-in support for SFTP, you can add this functionality using ...

Brien Posey, who frequently writes about various techniques for using PowerShell to manage Hyper-V virtual machines, demonstrates how the task automation and configuration management framework can ...

Although Hyper-V checkpoints are not a substitute for backups, they do have their place. For example, some people like to create virtual machine checkpoints prior to installing updates. That way, if ...

PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management. Learn step-by-step instructions for creating and using these modules.

If you're getting error messages while trying to manage a remote Hyper-V host from a Windows 10 desktop, here's one possible reason -- and a solution. I recently ...

A little-known Hyper-V export feature and Jeff Hicks' free PowerShell script can make an admin's work a lot easier I bet you didn’t know that Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V lets you export your ...

In the last paragraph of my column "How To Debug a PowerShell Script," I mentioned that punctuation can be problematic in PowerShell strings. I often catch myself omitting apostrophes, for example, ...