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

Typically, on a Windows-based PC, you can check an item or a folder’s size by just right-clicking the item or folder and then selecting Properties from the context menu. In this post, we will show you ...

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

If you have a VHDX file and you want to make it compatible with some other virtual machine that supports VHD format, then this post shows how you can convert the Hyper-V VHDX file to VHD using Windows ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A big part of configuring Windows Server is installing the roles and features that are required for whatever task the server is going to be performing. Although it is easy enough to accomplish this ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

A common pain point in an information technology (IT) administrator’s career is managing user profiles. User profiles are a ubiquitous part of a Windows IT pro’s life, especially those who manage ...

Looking at the signature of a file quickly lets you know whether that file is really what it claims to be. Here's how to tap PowerShell to figure out the file ...

Whenever someone brings up using PowerShell to automate an Office product, often what you may think of initially ends up being along the lines of working with Excel instead of Word. And there is good ...