I've been using AI to try and learn some PowerShell as a complete beginner, and it's been an eyeopening experience so far.

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 ...

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 ...

Last month the White House issued a recommendation that everyone change their password as a way of preventing a potential breach. Although such a request sounds simple enough, enforcing password ...

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 ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

Just recently, Microsoft has made it a lot easier to create new shares by avoiding cumbersome UI navigation and going straight through PowerShell. Working with Windows shares, you can easily create a ...

I'm able to execute wbadmin start backup -backupTarget \backup-device\file_backup\ include:d Folder1,"d Very Important" -vsscopy -quiet via cmd.exe just fine. However ...

With the addition of the DNSClient module in PowerShell, you can take some of the old ipconfig commands that we know and love and make them more robust using PowerShell. Also available are a number of ...

The Emotet botnet is now using Windows shortcut files (.LNK) containing PowerShell commands to infect victims computers, moving away from Microsoft Office macros that are now disabled by default. The ...

How to use PowerShell to investigate Windows Defender’s malware signature definitions database Your email has been sent What malware does Windows Defender recognize? Learn how to use PowerShell's ...