A big part of configuring Windows Server is installing the roles and features that are required for whatever task the server is going to be performing. Although it is easy enough to accomplish this ...

While blocking IP ranges works perfectly, blocking a website or domain is tricky. That’s because multiple IPs can be associated with the domain, and while you can prevent them, the DNS resolver can ...

PowerShell offers extensive commands for managing apps on Windows, such as Get-AppxPackage, which can get a list of app packages that are installed in a user profile or for all users. However, you ...

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 ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.

Secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) is a safe way to transfer files between hosts over the internet. While PowerShell does not offer built-in support for SFTP, you can add this functionality using ...

Command-line commands are often quicker to enter and run than browsing through multiple windows and consoles in mouse-driven environments. Commands can be added to scripts, enabling you to schedule ...

Sometimes it’s easiest to learn something new simply by using it, and to my mind PowerShell is no exception. Often we discover new capabilities and features in looking at what tasks other people are ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

The GUI wizard offered by Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter can easily perform conversions, but the tool also provides the necessary PowerShell cmdlets to perform VMDK to VHDX conversions from the ...