However, a more elegant solution is to tell PowerShell which commands to include in the script. The Get-History command will normally list the 32 most recently used commands.

Discover how to declutter and simplify your PowerShell scripts using switch statements, enhancing both readability and debuggability while learning tips for managing multiple and no-match scenarios.

Locate the setting “Turn on PowerShell Script Block Logging” and set it to Enabled. Susan Bradley / CSO This logging allows you to capture the content of all executed scripts, including ...

PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language built into Windows that can help you automate administrative and repetitive tasks. If you've used it before, it might already feel familiar.

Scripts in PowerShell are basically just text files with the special filename extension of ps1. To create a script, you enter a bunch of PowerShell commands in a sequence in a new Notepad file (or ...

Bash scripts are typically saved with the .sh extension, and that’s the convention followed here. PowerShell scripts don’t need a Shebang and use the .PS1 extension, which lets you run it from Windows ...

Learn how to create & make a PowerShell script run as a scheduled task with or without parameters using Task Scheduler in Windows 11/10.

A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions. In this post ...

PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a one-liner, it's important to first think of the problem you're going to solve before you start coding. If not, you'll ...

Clue in users and gain insight into the status of executed cmdlets and functions by adding progress bars to your PowerShell (PS) scripts.