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In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...

Predictive IntelliSense is a new feature in PSReadLine 2.1 and was improved in version 2.2. As such, it is available in all PowerShell consoles...

In the PowerShell ISE, there was a useful trick: enter a PowerShell command and press F1 to immediately open local help for the command. This now...

Do you know the PSReadLine module? It’s included in PowerShell 5 and 7 by default, and this module is responsible for the convenient color...

By default, PowerShell uses simple “object arrays” when you define lists, when commands return more than one result, or when you...

Invoke-WebRequest can’t just send requests to webservices. This cmdlet can communicate with remote systems and transfer data back and forth....

By default, Windows Defender automatically purges items it identified as a threat after 15 days. This preference as well as many others can be...

If you’d like to revert firewall rules to factory defaults on Windows 10 or 11, ask PowerShell to run the appropriate netsh.exe command:...

Better make sure your local drives on notebooks are encrypted. This protects your personal data in case a notebook gets stolen or is placed into...

In Windows Explorer, when you navigate to a folder, you can easily open a classic cmd or a PowerShell console with the current folder set as current...

In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We...

Windows comes with a module called “SMBShare” which contains 42 cmdlets to manage network shares. This module works with Windows...

Using 3rd party dialogs isn’t always a good choice. Reusing the built-in PowerShell dialogs can be much more fun. Here is a function called...

In the previous tip we illustrated that while it is hard to directly access the Windows Power Management API, there are other API calls that can do...

While it is hard to directly access the Windows Power Management API, there are other API calls that can do this for you. The following one-liner...

If Windows crashes or is otherwise stopped unexpectedly, when it restarts the next time, it logs a kernel error with ID 41. If you’d like to...

Here’s a cmdlet that sneaked into PowerShell (and Windows PowerShell) and remained almost unnoticed: New-TemporaryFile. It’s amazing to...

In the previous tip we explained how you can see all supported Windows cultures and have Windows translate weekday names. Let’s have some more...

Windows comes with built-in support for various cultures. Here is the list of supported cultures and their short name: PS>...

In the previous tip we explained how to calculate the calendar week for a given date. As you have seen, this depends on culture and calendar...

Calculating the week of day isn’t trivial and can be different for different cultures. Here is a generic way to calculate the week number for...

Ever needed to plan recurring meetings for your club, community or hobby? Sure, there are tons of online tools to help you but if you’d just...

Here is a one-liner that opens the Windows shutdown dialog: (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).ShutdownWindows() And with this one-liner, it...

powershellgallery.com is a great place to find new free PowerShell extension modules that add new cmdlets to your PowerShell. However, it can become...