When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

If you've been building PowerShell scripts for a while now you've surely came across instances where you need to reuse a particular snippet of code. Rather than copying and pasting that snippet of ...

The next time you need to wait on a step in your script, don't just add a delay. Instead, use a Wait-Action function to wait just the right amount of time. A script is all about defining a set of ...

Are all of the default PowerShell cmdlets exactly the way you like them to be? Do they have all of the parameters you think should be standard and have no extras? Probably not. We all have our quirks ...

Learn how to design and build your own interactive menus inside your PowerShell scripts. This will help non-PowerShell users easily navigate and use them.

Last month, I explored exit codes and how decent error correction in your shell scripts always should include testing the value of $? after each meaningful command ...

PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management, accessibility, and sharing. Scripts are useful, but they can become unwieldy over time as you create more and more ...

The Powershell Script application is a Windows-based program that allows network administrators to perform tasks on multiple computers at one time. You can customize the startup functions of your ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...