IT Administration


Mainstream Support for Windows Vista Ends

This month marks the passing of a few Windows and Office product lifecycle milestones.

Can You Describe the Variable?

Variables already come with descriptions, but you can also provide more clarity to those descriptions as needed.

Modifying PrivateData for the Public Good

Revise error messages for maximum effect through the $host object's PrivateData property.

MAP Toolkit Update Checks SQL Server 2012 Readiness

Microsoft released its latest network administrator toolkit for assessing Windows environments.

File Attributes in PowerShell

Fun with file and folder attributes, via PowerShell and the DIR command.

OpenNebula Released Drivers Supporting Hyper-V

The OpenNebula project released drivers that add support for Microsoft's hypervisor technology.

Countdown with Timer Object

Now that we know how to set up a timer object, let's get it to do something awesome. Part 2 in a series on the timer object.

Microsoft's Releases Beta of Script Explorer for PowerShell

A new beta-test search tool for PowerShell users that's designed to find code across local and online repositories was released by Microsoft on Monday.

PowerShell's Presence in Windows Server 8

Microsoft shared some information this week on the relationship between Windows Server 8 and PowerShell.

Perfect Timing with New-Object

Create a timer object with PowerShell New-Object cmdlet to schedule recurring tasks at intervals.

ForEach Building Blocks

When we can't leverage the pipeline, we can turn to the ForEach-Object cmdlet to help with some heavy lifting.

Microsoft Beta Tests 'Fix it Center Pro' Service

Microsoft unveiled a beta test version of a new service for IT professionals to scan Windows systems for problems.

Microsoft Outlook Troubleshooting Tools Now Available

Microsoft released two free tools to help IT pros troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients.

Managing Restore Points with PowerShell

Windows System Restore can be managed through several PowerShell cmdlets. We cover some of them here.

Here, Here (The Here String)

Order in the script -- with the here string.

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