You can scan individual files and folders using Windows Defender via File Explorer Context Menu, PowerShell, or Command Prompt in Windows 11/10.

In this guide, we'll learn the steps to scan a file or specific folder manually using Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10.

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.

Copy the source file to the destination file path. Using this technique you can copy specific files from 2, 5, 5,000 folders from one folder, create the folder structure in another folder or another ...

On Windows 11, you can hide (or unhide) files through File Explorer and Command Prompt (or PowerShell), and in this guide, I'll show you how.

You could have a scheduled task configured that could run against a folder after so many minutes and compare the contents vs. a baseline file such as a CSV or XML file. While this would certainly work ...

Windows PowerShell has become an essential command-line tool for system administrators and advanced users.

Not everyone should have access to every folder, so permissions are crucial. Fortunately, PowerShell modules can streamline and automate file system access control lists (ACLs) and permission ...

Managing Windows user profiles is often time-consuming and tedious. Here are some tips on how to leverage PowerShell to make the process easier.