In a recent series of posts, I explained how to launch a PowerShell script from within Excel. In doing so, I even went so far as to pass a cell's value to the script as a parameter.

PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language built into Windows that can help you automate administrative and repetitive tasks. If you've used it before, it might already feel familiar.

As you can see in the figure, the –File switch allows you to run a script as you launch PowerShell. Therefore, if I wanted to launch my Hello.ps1 script from the Run prompt, then I could do so ...

Open VS Code. Click the File menu and select the New File option. Click the File menu and select the Save as an option. In the File name field specify a name for the file with the .ps1 extension ...

PowerShell isn't just about the command line. New-OSC WindowsTile creates tiles to launch scripts . You can, of course, do something similar with processes, services, and any other objects ...

The Powershell Script application is a Windows-based program that allows network administrators to perform tasks on multiple computers at one time. ... How to Start SQL in Single-User Mode.

I'm trying to write a script in PowerShell that will search a folder for a specific msi file (subfolder location will vary) and then run an install command referencing that file and other files ...

To launch an elevated PowerShell prompt, click on the 'Windows PowerShell (Admin)' option. Windows 10 will now display a UAC prompt asking if you want to give the program elevated permissions.

PowerShell has made it dead simple to automate all kinds of things. However, its simplicity can be deceiving. PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a ...