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How to create and run a PowerShell script file on Windows 11 or 10

On Windows 11 (and Windows 10), PowerShell is a powerful command-line interface designed to run commands and scripts that automate tasks and manage system settings. While it serves a similar purpose ...
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How to create and run Windows PowerShell scripts

Editor's note: Adam Bertram originally wrote this article, and Reda Chouffani has expanded it. Even though administrators can accomplish many tasks with ad hoc PowerShell commands, learning how to ...
Redmond

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 2: Building Blocks

In my previous article in this series, I explained that you can make your PowerShell scripts far more flexible and dynamic by leveraging a configuration file as opposed to hard coding all of the ...
Ars Technica

Powershell. Create a class in place of a custom object?

I use Powershell's "custom-object" command to create custom objects with properties I want to save. But custom-object applies only to one variable. Is it possible to create a custom class, like in ...
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Q&A: Creating a Smarter, Cross-Platform PowerShell Profile

PowerShell has come a long way from its early days as a Windows-only automation tool. With the advent of PowerShell 7 and its cross-platform capabilities, IT professionals are being asked to do more ...
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Creating an IT admin's PowerShell toolbox

Remember when doing repetitive tasks on Windows servers meant breaking out your DOS batch-scripting skills? Or when IT administrators had to get the syntax just right for a Virtual Basic script to do ...