Desired State Configuration is a feature that you never knew you needed... And you won't ever want to be without it.

If you want to automate a task, just create a PowerShell script and schedule it. To know more, check out the instructions mentioned here.

A threat actor is using a PowerShell script that was likely created with the help of an artificial intelligence system such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, or Microsoft's CoPilot.

Use the built-in IExpress.exe tool to easily convert PowerShell script (PS1) file to EXE in Windows 11/10. There are third-party tools available too.

Conceptually, DSC works like Group Policy, Jones said. The configuration of line-of-business apps gets done by writing a PowerShell script module (also known as a "resource provider"), he explained.