Many information technology (IT) professionals use Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) to manage updates across all their Windows systems and other third-party software. When WSUS is paired with ...

To change the execution policy to run PowerShell scripts on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for ...

Win11Debloat is a PowerShell script that can fix most of the Microsoft-induced problems on your Windows 11 PC. The easiest ...

Ever since Windows Server was first introduced back in the '90s, the tool of choice for managing system services has been the Service Control Manager. It is possible, however, to manage system ...

Most of the PowerShell scripts that I have seen over the years are relatively straightforward. They tend to use a sequence of cmdlets and various operators and parameters. However, a script consisting ...

Previously, WSUS included an option to import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. Users had to use the WSUS admin user interface to import updates. Microsoft has replaced this method with ...

I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

Sometimes you need to scan some files for a piece of data like a string, phrase or some number, and one of those files just happens to be an Excel spreadsheet. You could open up the file, launch the ...

If you’re confident with coding, you may find it easier to install Windows patches with PowerShell than to use Microsoft’s system. With PowerShell, you can remotely manage updates across multiple ...

If you have two machines running Windows and Linux and want to copy files from one to another, this step-by-step guide will help you get the job done. You can use ...

Cybersecurity authorities from the US, the UK, and New Zealand have advised businesses and government agencies to properly configure Microsoft's built-in Windows command-line tool, PowerShell – but ...