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PowerShell profiles are a powerful tool that can help you customize your environment, save time, and improve your productivity.
I’ve been rereading the Windows PowerShell Cookbook and I came across a variable I hadn’t noticed before… It turns out to be related to the -match comparison operator. -Match performs a regular ...
Have a complaint from a user that a server is sluggish? Maybe you’re just curious if the problem you’re seeing on a server is related to a process consuming a lot of CPU, or you know the CPU is pegged ...
Is Add-Member the most underrated and underappreciated cmdlet in PowerShell? PowerShell is so vast and can manage so many platforms and technologies. It’s easy to get deep in one module or topic. But ...
Gathering system information is a crucial aspect of system administration, as it helps you understand the resources and components of your infrastructure. In this article, we will explore how to use ...
PowerShell is an invaluable tool for System Administrators when it comes to troubleshooting system issues. With its wide range of built-in cmdlets and flexibility, PowerShell enables you to ...
What works for Windows Powershell, doesn't always work for .NET 5, which is what modern versions of PowerShell like PowerShell 7 use. Well, thankfully it's pretty easy to write a simple random ...
Here’s a list of aliases you can use for PowerShell. An alias is just a shortcut. You can use an alias from the console or in a script, and it works just the same as the command that it references.
If you’re trying to determine which of your servers require reboots, you’ll love this PowerShell script to check the status. It turns out that a simple way to identify servers that are pending reboot ...
Functions are a powerful feature of PowerShell that can help you to write more modular, reusable, and maintainable code.
This is different than how I usually create an array: There are some real advantages to using a PSCustomObject instead of a hashtable. But if all you need to do is quickly and easily store a ...
Did you move domains recently or reconfigure your System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)? Maybe you’ve found your Config Manager site code broken. Here’s a one-liner that shows you How to update a ...