PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management. Learn step-by-step instructions for creating and using these modules.

A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions. In this post, we ...

To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds. Up until a few years ago, PowerShell ...

Although Windows PowerShell is probably most commonly thought of as a command line environment for administrators, it can be used for more than just running commands. PowerShell can also be used to ...

Many people jump into PowerShell and immediately think they need to start writing scripts. That couldn't be further from the truth, and actually I believe that can be counter-productive. Without a ...

In this post, we will see how to use PowerShell Scripts to create & add Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles to Windows 8.1/8 Start Menu/Screen. As you know Windows 8 has a Start ...

I was asked recently to migrate SharePoint site designs and site scripts to a new tenant. In this post all the steps including exporting the site designs and site scripts before importing them. All ...

When you write a PowerShell script how do you truly know it worked? Do you define it to be successful when it doesn't throw an error? If so, what about those times when you might have accidentally ...

PowerShell combines the speed of the command line with the flexibility of a scripting language, making it a valuable Windows administration tool. Here are a few basic commands you'll want to master.

I use Powershell's "custom-object" command to create custom objects with properties I want to save. But custom-object applies only to one variable. Is it possible to create a custom class, like in ...