Malicious scripting through Microsoft’s PowerShell IT admin tool is being used to take control of Windows machines and Apple Macs.

Restart a remote Windows computer using PowerShell cmdlets Restart-Computer, Invoke-CimMethod or shutdown.exe, PSExec.exe, RunDLL32.exe, Taskkill.exe.

From checking systems to see if security patches are installed to monitoring Windows Server Backup attempts, PowerShell scripts can make tedious IT administrative tasks quick and easy.

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.

Before you can install these modules, you'll need to run the Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser command to enable PowerShell script execution on your Windows 11 machine. Most of ...

Using PowerShell can help you create scripts that automate common administrative tasks and make your life as an admin a lot easier. But to really get the most out of PowerShell, you not only have to ...

The Microsoft PowerShell Certification Bundle shows you how, with three courses on this powerful scripting language. Worth $600, the training is now only $19.

PowerShell 7 is an open source, cross-platform edition of the command-line shell that helps Windows admins and power users automate a range of administrative tasks with the help of cmdlets.

You can list local or remote computer BIOS settings using the GetBIOS PowerShell module. Learn how to view BIOS/UEFI settings with PowerShell.

Microsoft has asked system administrators to patch PowerShell 7 against two vulnerabilities allowing attackers to bypass Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) enforcements and gain access to ...