Category: PowerShell 101

Use PowerShell to shave time off routine tasks like renaming computers. Here are some commands to try.   Occasionally it may become necessary to rename a computer in an Active Directory environment. Using the System applet in the Control Panel is the way many administrators have been solving this issue for a long time. Until recently I didn’t think much […]

Introduction PowerShell is the most powerful automation tool that Microsoft has to offer, and its both a shell and a scripting language. Please note that this series is based on PowerShell 3, which ships with Windows 8 and Server 2012. If you are running Windows 7 please download the PowerShell 3 update before you continue. Meet the Console and the […]

In years past, automating network drive creation required the use of primitive batch files, luckily for us you can now do it through PowerShell. How to Map Network Drives Using PowerShell Prior to the PowerShell era, we could map networks drives using a batch file that contained a net use command: net use M: \\touchsmart\Share /Persistent:Yes To do it in […]

Suppose someone asks you for a list of applications you have installed on your computer. To get this information, what’s the first thing you would think to use? Third-party program? Not us, we have PowerShell. How to Get a List of Installed Software on Your PC Getting a list of installed software is as simple as using this straightforward WMI […]

Ever have one of those days where programs just aren’t cooperating?  You try terminating a program, but it doesn’t respond?   PowerShell can give you some extra fire power on those days. How Do I Stop A Program In PowerShell? 1.  The long command name stop-process can be shortened to kill. 2.  If you know the numeric process that you’re wanting […]