As a Windows 11 user, there might be times when you want to execute a Command Prompt action directly in a specific folder, ...

Many information technology (IT) professionals use Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) to manage updates across all their Windows systems and other third-party software. When WSUS is paired with ...

Don’t copy and paste the same code over and over again. Instead, create a PowerShell function and save yourself time.

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web ...

There are two things that you can do using PowerShell to get physical disk information, including serial number, disk size, free space, and more. Get General Information. Retrieve detailed information ...

Ever since Windows Server was first introduced back in the '90s, the tool of choice for managing system services has been the Service Control Manager. It is possible, however, to manage system ...

Previously, WSUS included an option to import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. Users had to use the WSUS admin user interface to import updates. Microsoft has replaced this method with ...

One of the features I like about PowerShell is automatic variables. Automatic variables save you time and provide a more consistent approach at figuring out what's going on under the hood of your ...

PowerShell is more than just scripting and automation. Given the right functions, you can also use it to solve numerical equations -- from the simple to the complex. Here's how. PowerShell is not just ...

Most of the PowerShell scripts that I have seen over the years are relatively straightforward. They tend to use a sequence of cmdlets and various operators and parameters. However, a script consisting ...

If you need to tag several instances (think bulk!), the filtering capabilities of PowerShell can make the process a lot easier. Although you can tag an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance ...