Some IT professionals who use PowerShell regularly might think they know everything about the scripting language, but they'd be wrong. PowerShell has many undocumented or lesser-known features. You ...

When PowerShell made its public debut in November 2006, and became available for all modern Windows versions early in 2007, it had already been knocking around in experimental and beta form for more ...

A PowerShell “for” loop is a core scripting tool that lets you execute a block of code multiple times. Whether you’re automating system tasks or processing data, understanding how to write a “for” ...

In my previous post, I showed you how to create a clickable button in Excel. That button displayed a simple message box. Now, I want to show you how to use the button to kick off a PowerShell script.

One of the most welcome new features in PowerShell 7 is the ability to perform parallel execution of script blocks. This new parallel execution capability can drastically reduce the amount of time it ...

When a PowerShell script fails in Task Scheduler, separate the trigger, action, result, and expected output.The target audience is administrators who run PowerShell scripts in Task Scheduler. This ...

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 ...

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.