PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks. It has backward compatibility with CMD and can automate simple or complex tasks. Because of ...

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We get it. From the outside, PowerShell can appear to be an incredibly powerful tool that only the most hardened IT pros can wield. But that just is not the case. Petri Paavola and his 20-plus years ...

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You had to see this one coming. After all, I wrote a book about it. However, I’m still amazed at the number of people that don’t know what PowerShell is. So, here is my pitch, hopefully people take ...

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