In part 1 of this PowerShell tutorial for Windows admins you will learn about the cmdlet and pipeline concepts.
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Poll results: GUI vs. CLI

More than 1,100 4sysops readers took part in this poll. I asked whether a graphical user interface (GUI) or...
Active Directory management with PowerShell v2

The introduction of PowerShell was a major improvement for all administrators who are not afraid of the CLI. However,...
A different network – Why administrators should avoid scripting

Coincidentally, shortly after I wrote the article for the GUI vs. CLI poll I came across a related topic....
Poll: Command line or GUI administration tools? What do you prefer?

Recently, I stumbled upon a sentence in a Microsoft blog that made me wonder if there is a paradigmatic...
PowerShell ISE (Integrated Scripting Environment), formerly known as Graphical PowerShell, is a graphical development environment and Command Prompt alternative....
FREE: PowerGUI – Create PowerShell scripts with a GUI

PowerGUI is a free tool that allows you to create PowerShell scripts with a graphical user interface (GUI). It...
Why PowerShell, Servermanagercmd and co. don’t really rock on the command prompt

Aaron has a nice post about the command line interface of Server Manager in Windows Server 2008. I have...
FREE: GPMC PowerShell Cmdlets
Submitted by Darren Mar-Elia - Blog: The GPOGuy Group Policy Blog The GPMC PowerShell cmdlets are a set of...
FREE: Specops Command – PowerShell meets Group Policy

Group Policy and PowerShell are both very powerful tools to automate IT management tasks. Specops Command combines both technologies...
Graphical PowerShell – Screenshots of Microsoft’s new free PowerShell IDE

Yesterday, I blogged about my favorite four new PowerShell 2.0 features. The one I like most is Graphical PowerShell....
Download Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP – my favorite new features

You can download Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP (Community Technology Preview) now. I just skimmed over the release notes. The...
FREE: Script Elevation PowerToys – elevate PowerShell

With Vista's UAC (User Account Control) enabled, you need an elevated command shell if you have to run commands...
Convert VBScript to PowerShell

Some time ago I recommended focusing on PowerShell in the future when it comes to scripting. Jeffrey Snover from...
Group Policy ADMX, PowerShell, VBScript – what’s your choice to automate Windows?

Microsoft released some new reference guides: Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide, Windows PowerShell Quick Reference, Windows PowerShell Graphical...
Windows PowerShell for Administrators

I hope that I didn't put off too many of my readers with my somewhat negative post about Windows...
Free Windows Powershell book, or why Powerscript would have been a better name

Actually, you could also say, it is an introduction into Windows Powershell from Microsoft. When I skimmed over the...
Windows PowerShell for Vista can be downloaded now

Windows PowerShell is finally available for Vista, too. Download and installation took me only a minute or so. It...
Windows Powershell 1.0 ready for download, but doesn’t work with Windows Vista

You can now download Microsoft's new command line shell and scripting language. If you don't run an English Windows...
Windows PowerShell (formerly Monad) 1.0 RC2 ready for download

PowerShell originally was planned as a part of Windows Vista. Now, it seems it might be available even before...