If you're still writing custom PowerShell scripts for basic file transfers and Excel reports, you're working too hard. Ready-made PowerShell modules handle most common tasks better than anything ...

I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

The Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation has successfully turned on the PowerShell Module Browser site. Earlier this month, the Microsoft Docs team announced that the PowerShell Module Browser, a web ...

For the longest time, the open source community had a ubiquitous concept called "public package repositories." Using utilities such as rpm, yum et al. is commonplace, but Microsoft never had the same ...

So you've built that great PowerShell module, and it's been saving you tons of time. Awesome! But, you're running into a problem: distribution. You may start by just using the module on your local ...

Microsoft’s mighty Windows administration framework gets even better with the help of these resources. Most are free, and the three for-fee tools are well worth the cost. Ah, PowerShell. A simple blue ...

Learn how to transform everyday PowerShell one-liners and batch scripts into advanced functions with validation, pipeline support and help. Understand how to organize reusable code into modules with ...

As an organization grows larger, the need for a centralized repository of software and PowerShell modules will increase. Eventually, it becomes cumbersome to access resources from a file share. This ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

Three years after releasing PowerShell Core for Linux and macOS, Microsoft has announced PowerShell 7, the newest version of PowerShell Core. Only in March, Microsoft released PowerShell Core 6.2 but ...