Backups, Downloads cleanup, and bulk file renaming — three Windows automation tasks I kept avoiding because the scripting ...

A PowerShell-based Hyper-V health check can be automated through Task Scheduler to provide a daily status report while also running hourly in silent mode unless a problem is detected.

Tom Fenton details step-by-step directions to configure Windows 10 to allow running Task Scheduler and how to set up an automated task to run a PowerShell script every four hours. Recently I had a ...

Scheduled tasks are a great way to automate things that need to happen at a specific time or to occur a more recurring time frame. Whether it is auditing things such as services or performing an ...

PowerShell 3.0 will have a dramatic impact on how IT pros manage their Windows environments, especially as they move to Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. One big change is the ability to natively ...

Over the last few years, I have created a vast library of PowerShell scripts that I use to keep my servers healthy. These scripts do everything from monitoring disk health to helping me to reclaim ...

Windows is ubiquitous, yet some of its best features aren't as well known as they should be. The 2024 Windows PowerShell Certification Bundle offers six courses that show you how to automate Windows ...

AI assistant Claude can now translate plain English requests into functional PowerShell scripts, helping everyday Windows users automate tasks without deep technical knowledge. It also explains ...

From checking systems to see if security patches are installed to monitoring Windows Server Backup attempts, PowerShell scripts can make tedious IT administrative tasks quick and easy. I’ve written a ...