To change the execution policy to run PowerShell scripts on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator ...

PowerShell scripts are great because they can be used to do almost anything. One of the limitations to PowerShell scripts, however, is that it isn't always practical to give a script to someone who ...

I advise against it. But if you must use a logon script to authenticate, here's how to get it done with PowerShell. In my PowerShell training classes or at conferences I inevitably face the question ...

Win11Debloat is a PowerShell script that can fix most of the Microsoft-induced problems on your Windows 11 PC. The easiest ...

PowerShell has made it dead simple to automate all kinds of things. However, its simplicity can be deceiving. PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a ...

The Hyper-V manager can be used to manually start and stop your virtual machine(s). The Start-VM and Stop-VM cmdlet in PowerShell starts/stops a virtual machine. The cmdlets available in the Hyper-V ...

PowerShell scripts reduce the effort in running repetitive tasks. If you frequently execute scripts at pre-defined times or specified time intervals, you may want an efficient way of not having to ...

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 ...

In my previous post, I showed you how to create a clickable button in Excel. That button displayed a simple message box. Now, I want to show you how to use the button to kick off a PowerShell script.