Most IT admins use PowerShell for scripting and automation, but it's not just for IT specialists—anyone dealing with messy folders needs these commands. I use them to track down old code, organize ...

Microsoft has officially locked Windows PowerShell into Release Candidate status. That means it's pretty much feature-complete and now it's down to bug fixes. Before it's released to the world, let's ...

CMD has been around for decades, but PowerShell has become a more efficient tool for managing Microsoft products. The PowerShell cmdlets in this ebook will enable you to knock out tasks you used to ...

In our last lesson we explored some different techniques for capturing PowerShell commands and history. In PowerShell v3 and later we have another option, although it ...

Tech pro ThioJoe explains the difference between Windows PowerShell and Command Prompt in simple terms anyone can understand.

PowerShell scripting doesn't have to haphazard. Here's how to tell PowerShell to build a script from the commands that you have already entered at the command line. Even though I've worked extensively ...

Windows 8.1 brought a few changes to the handy Win+X menu, including a new Shut Down option and the addition of PowerShell shortcuts. If you're more of a command prompt user, though, you can bring the ...