Keeping your PowerShell version up-to-date makes sure that you can use the latest features and cmdlets in your scripts. But how do you update PowerShell? There are two versions of PowerShell at the moment, Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell Core … Read moreHow to Update PowerShell Quickly
The PowerShell Switch statement allows you to test against multiple conditions. You can compare the switch statements with multiple if statements, only in a simpler and cleaner way. What most people don’t know is that a switch statement isn’t limited … Read moreHow to use the PowerShell Switch Statement
Deleting files and cleaning up directories can be a time-consuming task, especially when you need to perform the same task on multiple computers regularly. But with PowerShell, we can create small scripts that will delete a file quickly and efficiently … Read moreHow to Delete a File with PowerShell Remove-Item
If-Else statements are the basis of any programming language, also in PowerShell. They are used to test if a condition is met, allowing you to perform different actions based on the result. Multiple conditions, if-not statements, and else-if statements give … Read moreHow to use PowerShell If Else Statements
The Get-Content cmdlet can be used to retrieve the contents from a file in PowerShell. It will retrieve the contents one line at a time, storing them in an array. This allows you to use or process each line in … Read moreHow to use PowerShell Get-Content to Read a File
PowerShell Arrays are used to store a collection of items. They are a fundamental part of PowerShell, or any programming language because they allow you to store and structure a collection of items into a single variable. We can then … Read moreHow to Use PowerShell Array – Complete Guide
When outputting data from PowerShell you often need to concatenate two or more strings or variables. Joining strings in PowerShell is primarily done using the + operator. But there are other ways to concatenate strings as well. The problem with … Read moreHow to Concatenate a String in PowerShell
With Get-Date we can get the current date and time which is often used in PowerShell scripts to timestamp the output or in combination with logging. But besides timestamping, we can also use dates to compare or calculate the age … Read moreGet-Date – How to get and use Dates in PowerShell
Trying to run a PowerShell script, and do you get the error “Cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system”? Then we need to change the execution policy in PowerShell. To protect your computer from malicious scripts, … Read moreHow to fix “Running Scripts is Disabled on this System”
Automating daily tasks, extracting information from systems, or managing Microsoft 365? PowerShell scripts really make your daily work a lot easier. When you are working in IT then you can’t get around PowerShell. PowerShell is an advanced command line interface … Read morePowerShell Scripting – Get started with this Ultimate Guide
