What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.

Running through your daily workflow one task at a time may be manageable now. However, if you need to complete repetitive tasks dozens or even hundreds of times, automating them could relieve time to ...

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For example, let's say you want to restart a service across 5 PCs. In Bash, you'd need SSH access, a shared key, and a loop.

PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks. It has backward compatibility with CMD and can automate simple or complex tasks. Because of ...

Microsoft is on its way toward enabling full automation of Azure tasks via PowerShell workflow scripts. Complete PowerShell automation of Microsoft Azure will be possible when Microsoft releases its ...

Most IT admins use PowerShell for scripting and automation, but it's not just for IT pros—anyone who deals with messy folders ...

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Looking to cut time on tedious IT tasks? This Windows PowerShell course bundle for $14.97 (reg. $78) equips you with the tools to automate system management and solve real-world challenges, from ...

Azure Automation can be an excellent PowerShell script orchestration tool. But as-is, you only have a limited number of PowerShell modules you can use in that environment. Luckily, though, we can ...