I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

One of the appealing features of Windows PowerShell is that it can be extended. You are not limited to the commands that Microsoft ships. You can load additional commands and functionality via a ...

What is PowerShell? Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful administrative tool that can help you automate tasks for your computer ...

So in my last post, I kinda hinted that I wanted to delve deeper into the quirk I noticed with the new 2.0 modules feature. But, to tell you the truth, the quirk is not what I really want to talk. I’m ...

Web scraping tools gather a website's pertinent information for you to peruse or download. Learn how to create your own web ...

Azure Automation can be an excellent PowerShell script orchestration tool. But as-is, you only have a limited number of PowerShell modules you can use in that environment. Luckily, though, we can ...

PowerShell Core 6.1 is expected to hit the "general availability" (GA) commercial release milestone at the end of this month, but compatibility with some Windows PowerShell modules will lag, according ...

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Three years after releasing PowerShell Core for Linux and macOS, Microsoft has announced PowerShell 7, the newest version of PowerShell Core. Only in March, Microsoft released PowerShell Core 6.2 but ...

Microsoft last week announced the release of two PowerShell modules that aim to make it easier to invoke scripted processes that require so-called "secrets" or passcodes to work. The new modules, ...