Synchronous code execution is fine for small scripts, but for more time-consuming scripts, consider running your code in the background as a job. Here's how. There are two kinds of ways PowerShell ...

IT professionals likely met the October arrival of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with both joy and a heavy sigh. On one hand, I believe many organizations have been waiting for Windows 7 so ...

Title may seem a bit misleading but was closest I could think of. So I've been teaching myself PowerShell for awhile now and have written some fairly complex scripts to do a variety of tasks. One item ...

It is possible to use the SQL Server Agent to execute PowerShell scripts. If you've worked with the SQL Server Agent to run jobs on your server, you already know that whenever you define a job step, ...

PowerShell seems to have the ability to automate just about anything. Active Directory (AD) is no different. By downloading a freely available PowerShell module, an IT admin can manage every facet of ...

PowerShell combines command-line speed, the flexibility of scripting, and the power of a GUI-based admin tool. See why now might be the time to master it. PowerShell is a powerful scripting tool that ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...