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By Adam Bertram
Until Microsoft adds a native command that easily connects virtual directories to Azure Web apps, we're going to have to do it ourselves.
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The Microsoft PowerShell team is planning to reshape its Desired State Configuration (DSC) solutions, replacing them with a single cross-platform tool that supports both Windows and Linux.
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By Boe Prox
PowerShell makes it easy to create a custom pop-up notification in Windows.
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By Adam Bertram
Here's how to deploy SQL Servers in an organization with custom business intelligence.
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Even though PowerShell 2.0 is slowly fading out of enterprises due to its security issues, Microsoft said that it will take some time to completely phase it out.
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By Adam Bertram
Allowing multiple segments of a code to run concurrently will increase the overall script's efficiency.
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By Adam Bertram
When automating a ton of tasks, creating a visual cue on the activate is helpful in knowing that things are running smoothly.
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By Boe Prox
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) allows Windows administrators to quickly and easily manage the rollout of updates to your clients and servers in your environment.
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Microsoft earlier this month has made live its new "PowerShell Module Browser," a Web search page for finding PowerShell scripts and information, the company announced.
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By Adam Bertram
Background Intelligent Transfer Service is a useful tool for transferring large files or transferring to a system with connectivity issues.
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By Boe Prox
There's two ways to accomplish this task: the wrong way and the right way. Here's how to do both.
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With the release of Windows 10 "fall creators update," targeted to arrive in September or October, Windows PowerShell 2.0 will no longer be officially supported.
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By Adam Bertram
If you deal with private data, automate how you access it with this handy tip.
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Microsoft will prioritize and advocate for the use of PowerShell Core over previous versions, the company recently announced.
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By Boe Prox
Just recently, Microsoft has made it a lot easier to create new shares by avoiding cumbersome UI navigation and going straight through PowerShell.
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By Adam Bertram
A feature that had been in high demand, native local account management, is finally in PowerShell.
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By Boe Prox
Combining the netch command in PowerShell will allow users to pull up useful information about local wireless networks.
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By Boe Prox
Here is how to update the owner permissions on a file that cannot be accessed.
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By Adam Bertram
The process is similar to creating any plain text file in PowerShell -- but with a few twists.
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By Boe Prox
Understanding what's going on in the background of your code will up your efficiency in PowerShell.
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By Adam Bertram
Breakpoints will help in narrowing down where your code has failed.
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By Boe Prox
With how PowerShell can classify, cut up and organize data, creating custom analysis is a simple task for the Microsoft framework.
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By Adam Bertram
While I've shown you the basics of testing your code in Pester in a previous column, here's how I take those fundamentals to actual code.
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By Adam Bertram
Keeping in mind that your code will eventually need to pass the Pester test will help when finalizing your scripts.
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By Boe Prox
Not only get regular tasks planned for later, but keep tabs on what you have running and when.