One of the most basic, common activities when using a cloud service like Microsoft Azure is to simply upload some files. Even though the cloud seems like some complicated entity in which you can't ...

One task that I hate doing is clicking through Windows just to create a file share. Creating file shares is a highly common activity that many IT pros go through and is one that is ripe for automation ...

Using PowerShell to zip or unzip files requires some technical knowledge, but it doesn’t necessarily require advanced knowledge. PowerShell commands are quite straightforward, particularly for basic ...

System administrators and power users utilize Windows PowerShell to perform all sorts of advanced and administrative tasks. With PowerShell, administrators can execute powerful scripting programs or ...

Ever deleted a file or folder on a file server and didn't mean to? Yea, me neither. But if you did, what would you do about it? Maybe you'd break out the backup tape or perhaps perform the restore ...

In the first of a new column featuring in-depth advice on Windows Servers, Brien Posey breaks down how you can create custom information dumps in PowerShell. Welcome to my new Windows Server How To ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management, accessibility, and sharing. Scripts are useful, but they can become unwieldy over time as you create more and more ...

You can wrap an executable file around a PowerShell script (PS1) so that you can distribute the script as an .exe file rather than distributing a “raw” script file. This eliminates the need of ...