When an attacker compromises an organization, they often do so by gaining access to a user’s account. If you suspect a security breach, you need to reset everyone’s passwords. This article explains how to automate this crucial task.
Learn how you can use the Read-Host cmdlet in PowerShell to prompt for and get user inputs. In this article, I talk about the different parameters that you can use with this cmdlet along with some code examples of how you can use them.
Microsoft created Strict Mode for PowerShell to enforce the use of coding best practices. It’s possible to compose scripts without Strict Mode, but doing so offers certain advantages. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of using Strict Mode.
Even if a PowerShell script is error-free, it can still produce errors due to an external condition such as a failed network connection. This article explains how to build simple tests into your scripts to reduce the possibility that an external condition will cause a script to fail.
In this article, you’ll get a step-by-step guide on how to connect to Exchange Online via PowerShell. You’ll also learn ways to troubleshoot common problems, so you can connect to Exchange Online and manage problems through PowerShell.
Read through this article to understand what a ForEach loop is in PowerShell coding and how you can use it to your advantage. We’ll explain 3 ForEach implementations with examples. You’ll also learn about the scenarios where one option is better than the others.
It’s a relatively common practice for PowerShell developers to create modules containing custom cmdlets. That said, such cmdlets normally provide only the most basic help. Yet, you can augment a custom cmdlet so that it works with Get-Help, just as a native cmdlet does.
Uptime is a key metric which denotes the time a system has run without a restart. Check out this article to learn how you can check your Windows server uptime using PowerShell.
PowerShell makes it easy to use scripts for uninstalling software. These scripts can be extended across large PC collections to save time and effort. We show you how to use scripts to uninstall software.
PowerShell scripting has evolved over the years to become more feature rich and capable with each released version. Get to know what practices PowerShell has adopted that have been reserved for development environments.
