A new command-line application, Windows Edit, is coming to Windows 11 as part of a bevy of tools aimed at developers and enthusiasts. But is a new tweak to WinGet the real star of the show? It’s hard ...

Finding a competent enough command line tool is not difficult. The default Windows tool is great, but at the end of the day, it cannot do everything. If you’re out looking for the best, chances are ...

That's not the case anymore; you can use sudo on Windows 11 now. All you need to do is enable a few toggles, and you can enjoy one of the smallest but perhaps most significant workflow improvements to ...

Linux has spoiled me over the last 26 years concerning installing applications, as it has had a command-line package installation program (apt-get) since 1999. Apt-get made it incredibly easy to ...

PowerShell now comes with an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) module that introduces over 75 Active Directory cmdlets. From a script or the new Graphical PowerShell user interface, you can ...

In the Windows environment, CAB refers to Cabinet files – an archive file format for Microsoft Windows. The format supports data compression and embedded digital certificates used for maintaining ...

You had to see this one coming. After all, I wrote a book about it. However, I’m still amazed at the number of people that don’t know what PowerShell is. So, here is my pitch, hopefully people take ...

Operating systems need at least a minimum of maintenance to run properly over the long term. While some important tools are already included from Microsoft, many professionals want or need more ...

Over the past year, Microsoft has quietly released new built-in Windows 10 command-line applications and free Microsoft Store apps that enhance the operating system's functionality. Microsoft did not ...

While still not out yet, we’re learning a little more about what Windows 10 S, the imminent version of Windows 10 that’ll run Store apps but nothing more, will and won’t be able to do. First, a thing ...