In this how-to guide, I'll outline the basic PowerShell cmdlets I believe everyone should know. If you're a beginner, these commands will be new to you. If you're a tech-savvy user, you may learn ...

If you’ve ever opened a command-line window on Windows and wondered which tool you should be using, you’re not alone. Between ...

Get-Basics PowerShell uses a consistent syntax for all of its commands — in fact, PowerShell commands are actually called cmdlets, because they’re much more than simple DOS-style actions.

To learn PowerShell scripting quickly, understand command-line interface basics and common cmdlets. It’s useful to have a grasp of scripting fundamentals and Windows administration.

A script is a collection of those commands in a .ps1 file. A .ps1 file contains a script executed by PowerShell, such as the basic Get-Help command.

Basic PowerShell functions Basic PowerShell functions are straightforward and lack advanced features. They are declared using the function keyword, followed by a set of curly braces: function ...

Figure 2. PowerShell can display basic operating system information. Incidentally, the Get-CimInstance cmdlet can display far more operating system information than what we are using here.

Figure 2. PowerShell can display basic operating system information. Incidentally, the Get-CimInstance cmdlet can display far more operating system information than what we are using here.