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 ...

In my previous post, I showed you how to create a clickable button in Excel. That button displayed a simple message box. Now, I want to show you how to use the button to kick off a PowerShell script.

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 ...

I am trying to learn PowerShell (using V3) and have a need to create a script that will copy a folder structure with logging. Originally I made a small script calling robocopy and that worked quite ...

Web scraping tools gather a website's pertinent information for you to peruse or download. Learn how to create your own web ...

For many users, Windows isn't ready to use out of the box, and one of the most frustrating parts isn't the actual install itself, but everything that comes after. Fixing the bad defaults, renaming the ...

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.