Variables are just about the most ubiquitous element inside any PowerShell script. Variables can easily be created and referenced inside your script. But sometimes you just need to test to see if they ...

Windows environment variables give system administrators access to a plethora of information about the Windows operating system. Separated into system and user-level scopes, default environment ...

Have you ever noticed that if you include a variable within a PowerShell Write-Host statement, that variable is evaluated, even if you include the reference to the variable within the quotation marks?

PowerShell can be an information technology (IT) admin’s best friend if they know how to use it properly. Created by Microsoft over a decade ago, this object-oriented automation engine allows IT ...

If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. Whether you need to test new or standardized server setups, Hyper-V gives you an ...

Learn how to use PowerShell "for" loop to automate tasks in Windows PowerShell. Includes syntax, examples, loop comparisons ...

I’m making a new Powershell inventory script. I already have one, but I’m fiddling with the arrays to see if I can make the code a little prettier. I can make variables that have custom members with ...

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...