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 ...

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 ...

Brien Posey explains why PowerShell timers can cause Windows Forms dashboards to freeze or fail to update, and why keeping GUI scripts responsive requires a different approach to timed events.

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Windows PowerShell has long been an IT administrator’s best friend — but only if you know how to use it properly. Created by Microsoft nearly two decades ago, this object-oriented automation engine ...

PowerShell is a vital task-automation and configuration management tool for Microsoft whose many features include making it possible for system administrators to connect to remote computers and run ...

Microsoft Incident Response investigated an attack operated through legitimate and trusted administrative mechanisms to blend ...

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...

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If you have a half marathon or marathon on the horizon, or even a 10K, it might seem counterintuitive to go out and train your body to run 100 meters as fast as you can. But even if you’re gearing up ...

In an unprecedented move, Marvel has published the first three pages of its Spider-Man: Brand New Day script, revealing exactly how the movie begins. The film's opening minutes incorporate much of the ...

President Trump publicly implored Iran to release eight women whom the regime is allegedly set to execute as a means of building goodwill with the United States. The president urged the Islamic ...