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.

There are a few ways that PowerShell can provide some sort of notification method to alert you when something happens such as a script completing or an issue is detected during a query. The most ...

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Microsoft delivered a completely new way of looking at our disks and storage in Windows Server 2012, with the biggest change in how storage is laid out and provisioned. Here's how to create and manage ...

Unfortunately, IT professionals have to deal with sensitive information all the time. That information could be in the form of passwords, proprietary company information or anything that you'd rather ...

One of the things that PowerShell doesn't have is a way to view local accounts on local and remote systems. Fortunately for us, we have a couple of options at our disposal that can get around this to ...

There are some amazing Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) that exist out in in the community that do a wide variety of things. The problem with these that beginners run into are the complexity that is ...

Fun with file and folder attributes, via PowerShell and the DIR command.

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Windows environment variables give system administrators access to a plethora of information about the operating system. Here are some ways to manage them.

PowerShell How-To Rejoin a Computer from a Domain In One Easy Step! PowerShell can save you from this headache by automating the entire repair procedure. By Adam Bertram 03/05/2015 ...

Windows Advisor Understanding and Configuring BitLocker with TPM Vista SP1 has a greatly improved BitLocker. Still, use BitLocker with a Trusted Platform Module for best results. By Zubair Alexander ...