Automation/Scripting


Microsoft Resumes Monthly Optional Cumulative Updates for Windows Systems

Microsoft this week announced a few sundry news bits for IT pros maintaining Windows and Microsoft 365 environments.

Community Hub Now Available in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

Microsoft this week announced the arrival of a new Community Hub feature in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.

How To Create Pipeline Chain Operators in PowerShell 7

Represented by the pipe symbol (found on the backslash key on most keyboards), the PowerShell pipeline allows one command's output to be treated as input for another command.

How PowerShell 7 Makes Better Sense of Error Messages

Earlier versions of PowerShell only had one way to display errors, and it wasn't always the most helpful. Microsoft's support of the Get-Error cmdlet in PowerShell 7 makes error messages much more useful.

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Getting Started with Dbatools for SQL Server

An open source project gives DBAs the ability to channel PowerShell for automating and scaling complex SQL Server tasks, starting with the most basic: database backups.

How To Use PowerShell To Fix Hyper-V Virtual Disk Chains

Problem: Mounting a Hyper-V virtual hard disk outside of the VM breaks the VM. Solution: PowerShell.

How To Track Down Hyper-V VM Errors

Occasionally, Hyper-V's error alerts raise more questions than answers. Here's how to clear up these mystery errors.

How To Use .CSV Files with PowerShell, Part 2

In the second part of this series, Brien shows how to import a .CSV file into a PowerShell array, including two methods for zooming in on just the specific data you need and filtering out the rest.

How To Use .CSV Files with PowerShell, Part 1

When it comes to bulk administration, few things are handier than .CSV files. In this two-part series, Brien demos his top techniques for working with .CSV files in PowerShell. First up: How to create a .CSV file.

PowerShell 7 Now Commercially Released

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that PowerShell 7 has reached "general availability" (GA) commercial release.

How To Boot Hyper-V VMs in a Specific Order

While Hyper-V doesn't have a tool that controls the order in which VMs boot up, there are some workarounds available, some of them involving PowerShell.

Microsoft Outlines Early Progress on PowerShell Secrets Management

Microsoft described progress on its coming PowerShell Secrets Management Module in a Thursday announcement.

PowerShell 7 Reaches Release Candidate Stage

Microsoft announced earlier this week that PowerShell 7 is now available as a "release candidate" version.

Windows Server 20H1 Getting Smaller Containers and Faster PowerShell

Microsoft is promising to deliver a smaller container size and improved PowerShell performance with its next release of Windows Server.

PowerShell 7 Expected to Get Commercially Released in January 2020

Microsoft is planning a "general availability" release of PowerShell 7 for production environments sometime in January.

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