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 ...

It's time to step back a bit, however, and learn some of the technical details of remote scripting before we go any further. It's all well and good to jump in and try things, but sometimes we hit a ...

You can automate routine tasks with the Task Scheduler, and in this guide, we'll show you how on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Editing your PC's environment variables can save you time in Command Prompt and make your scripts more concise. It also lets ...

Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald has directed many movies, including the drama “The Last King of Scotland” and thriller “State of Play.” But last year was the first time Macdonald worked with a ...

Like many developers, I’ve been exploring every new Windows 10 Insider Preview build, paying special attention to Microsoft’s new Edge browser. Although Windows 10 hasn’t been officially released, ...

i would like to apply a little vb script i have to a group of particular computers, using AD's group policy. the script connects 3 different printers with a certain printer being the default printer.

So I have this script I picked up to query AD and pull machine password ages and compare it against a set days old that is specified. Something seems wrong with it because when I run it against my ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...