Whoever invented the phrase "work smarter, not harder" must have been dreaming about the day when we could all just automate great portions of our work and let tasks take place on their own, and that ...

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PowerShell automation to make the lives of IT easier is what it's all about for James Brundage, founder of Start-Automating. That's what compelled him and his team to create the PipeScript module, ...

Microsoft is on its way toward enabling full automation of Azure tasks via PowerShell workflow scripts. Complete PowerShell automation of Microsoft Azure will be possible when Microsoft releases its ...

Windows Update is one of the parts of Windows 11 that people love to criticize the most. Forced updates and reboots can happen at the worst of times, so the frustration is understandable, but it is an ...

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Looking to cut time on tedious IT tasks? This Windows PowerShell course bundle for $14.97 (reg. $78) equips you with the tools to automate system management and solve real-world challenges, from ...

Azure Automation can be an excellent PowerShell script orchestration tool. But as-is, you only have a limited number of PowerShell modules you can use in that environment. Luckily, though, we can ...

It's easy to get confused when testing whether something is "in" something else or "contains" something else. Prof. PowerShell is here to clear some of the confusion. A common automation task is ...